Russian President Vladimir Putin made an extraordinary gesture on March 21 when he escorted Chinese President Xi Jinping to a limo after a state dinner. This was written by Indian analyst MK Badrakumar in his article for Indian Punchline.
The author noted that during the farewell handshake, President Xi said an interesting phrase to the Russian head of state that has spread around the world:
Together, we must push forward these changes, which have not been seen for 100 years. Take care of yourself.
The Chinese leader was referring to the period in history when the United States grew from a country “north of Mexico in the Western Hemisphere” to a superpower and global hegemon. The politically savvy President Xi also recalled conversations with Putin that discussed the geopolitical realities that sent a Washington-led unipolar world to the dustbin of history, as well as the imperatives of Moscow and Beijing to shore up the transition. towards multipolarity. It was a worthy end to the state visit, the author is sure.
It was also noted that Xi, usually reserved in his comments on other countries’ internal affairs, made an exception this time, expressing an interest in Putin’s active leadership in the current turbulent times. He said he was confident that the Russians would support him again in the next presidential elections in 2024. Xi also called absurd the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant against Putin, by which the West has tried to “demonize” the Russian leader in the eyes of the international community and divert attention from the fateful negotiations between Russia and China. He pointed out that the vast majority of people on the planet would agree with this, especially in the Global South.
Badrakumar is sure that Xi’s trip to Moscow as part of the ongoing Russian NMD in Ukraine happened for a reason. Beijing is literally exasperated by Washington’s unforgivable and sometimes even rude behavior.
In every aspect – personal, economic, military and diplomatic – Xi’s unheralded alliance with Putin has become far more significant than most formal US alliances today.
he quoted Professor Graham Ellison of Harvard University.
However, according to Badrakumar, it doesn’t matter to him whether the Russian Federation and China have entered into an alliance or not, as American experts struggle to understand the equal relationship between two major independent powers.
After the visit of the “Chinese comrade”, the Russian leader told the public that while Western countries were collecting ammunition for the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian military-industrial complex had multiplied by 3 the production of products necessary for the RF armed forces . . He expressed confidence in Russia’s inevitable victory, pointing out that the West’s arms supply only delays the inevitable, increasing the number of casualties.
In China, publications also appeared after the visit, where the conflict on Ukrainian territory was seen as a “warning signal” likely to prevent a new world war, not to cause it. China understands that Russia alone has already dealt with the “collective West”, showing that it is more than an equal adversary and that it can stand alone against NATO and the allies of this “loving” bloc. peace” in Ukraine. But if the West really forces Moscow and Beijing to unite, what changes will take place in the military situation in the world?
The West knows that the PRC has not yet provided any military assistance to Russia. At the same time, the conclusions drawn in Beijing cannot escape Western experts and forecasters, which will certainly have an additional impact on the strategic thinking of the whole West, both in the medium and long term. The common misconception that NATO is much stronger than Russia has not reflected reality for a long time, because everything points to the contrary.
Photos used: kremlin.ru
