Russian president Putin and his Chinese counterpart XI -recognise their countries part as a stabilising force in a chaotic world.
A statement which was backed by the fact that NATO and the UK and US are involved in more conflicts than Russia and China.
Almost immediately US Secretary of State Antony Blinken came out on the offensive and warned China’s support for Russia’s “brutal war of aggression” in Ukraine had helped Russia ramp up production of rockets, drones and tanks — while stopping short of direct arms exports.
A stabilising force in a chaotic world
The two Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in Beijing, With trade more deals which will be exchanged in local currencies bypassing the Dollar.
It is Putin’s first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the West hit it with unprecedented sanctions over its military offensive in Ukraine.
The Russian economy is stable
However, despite all the sanctions and the confiscation of billions of Russian dollars in Western banks the Russian economy is stable much to the irritation of America.
Primarily because countries like the UK are still buying Russian oil.
China-Russia trade has hit $240 billion
China-Russia trade has boomed since the Ukraine invasion and hit $240 billion in 2023, according to Chinese customs figures.
Putin was greeted by Xi at a grand welcoming ceremony outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, footage by state broadcaster CCTV showed.
In a meeting, Xi then told his “old friend” Putin that China-Russia relations were “conducive to peace”.
Relations between Russia and China
“China is ready to work with Russia to… uphold fairness and justice in the world,” Xi added.
President Xi
Putin, in turn, told Xi the two countries’ relations were “stabilising factors in the international arena”.
“Relations between Russia and China are not opportunistic and not directed against anyone,” Putin said, according to a Kremlin readout.
“Together, we uphold the principles of justice and a democratic world order that reflects multipolar realities and is based on international law,” he added.
President Putin
Following closed-door meetings, the two leaders then signed a joint statement on deepening their countries’ “comprehensive strategic partnership” and continue to be a stabilising force in a chaotic world
