(Morning News) US State Department leaders in Russia and ChinaOn the eve of a physical meeting, a warning issued a warning that Moscow and Beijing established a closer relationship. Not only could it not make up for the consequences of its invasion of Ukraine, but also made the Russian economy more vulnerable.
Reuters reports that the Beijing Winter Olympic Games opened in the evening on Friday (February 4). Russian President Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and then attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.This will be Xi Jinping's first face -to -face meeting with foreign leaders in the past two years.
U.S. State Council spokesman Prince said on Thursday that if Russia continues to invade Ukraine, it will bring it economic and financial consequences.If foreign companies, including Chinese companies, try to avoid export control measures formulated by the United States to deal with the Ukraine crisis, there is a series of tools in the State Council to come in handy.
"If Russia thinks it can ... by establishing a closer relationship with (China) to reduce some of the consequences, the result will be contrary to their wishes. In factIt becomes more vulnerable. "
Pryce also said that Secretary of State Brosky and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have conducted in -depth discussions on Russia's potential impact on Ukraine last week.
Putin published signature articles on Thursday through Xinhua News Agency Russia and China: Focusing on the future strategic partners, he said that he will comprehensively discuss the key issues in bilateral, regional and global agenda, and will focus on developmentProblems of economic and trade cooperation.
Putin also said that discussing international hotspots will also be an important part of this visit.It is the basis for Russia and China to have an approximate and consistent position on solving global and regional issues.
On the same day, Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov met in Beijing and coordinated the Ukrainian issue.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi said that China is willing to further strengthen interconnection with the Russian side and actively promote the cooperation of upper and lower reaches of energy upstream and downstream.Lavrov said that Russia and China to carry out high -level strategic collaboration and close coordination is the consensus between the two sides and is not affected by the international political situation, which is conducive to enhancing the stability and predictability of international relations.
The statement also refers to the latest progress of Russia's relations between Russia and the United States and NATO, and emphasizes the principles of safety and inseparable.China expresses its understanding and support.The two sides also followed the two -party cooperation with the cooperation between BRICS and the situation such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, and the situation of the Korean Peninsula.
