Russian President Putin Sunday (April 16) met with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu in Moscow, saying that Russia and China are actively cooperating between military departments;The strategic communication between the two armies of the Russian armies, strengthening multilateral coordination and coordination, and made new contributions to maintaining the security and stability of the world and regions.
Li Shangfu visited Russia from April 16th to 19th. This is his first foreign visit event after he served as the Defense Minister in March this year.Five years ago, after Li Shangfu's former Wei Feng and the new, they also chose Russia for the first time.
This is also the official visit to Moscow in March this year, and once again visited Russia with senior officials in Chinese.Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang also met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov last week (April 13).As the Russian and Ukraine War fell into stagnation, Moscow continued to seek strengthening relations with Beijing and military cooperation to break the situation of being isolated by the West.In the case of insisting on not condemning Russia, China "takes steel cables" between Russia and the United States and Europe, and keeps more cautiously keeping a distance from Russia's military activities.
According to the Russian satellite news agency and Tas Society, Putin welcomed Li Shangfu and said that Li Shangfu's visit to Russia will be carried out at the highest level.
Putin said that Russia and China have been actively conducting cooperation between military departments, regularly interchangeable useful information, cooperation in the military technology field, and joint sea, land and air joint exercises in the Far East and European regions.He described that this is an important area for strengthening China -Russia's great mutual trust relations.
Russian media also quoted Li Shangfu that Sino -Russian relations surpassed the military and political alliance model during the Cold War; he specifically chosen Russia as the first foreign visit country to emphasize the particularity and strategic significance of the relationship between the two countries.In Chinese official media reports, there is no such content.
According to a short correspondence draft issued by Xinhua News Agency, Li Shangfu said in the meeting with Putin that the comprehensive strategic collaboration partnership between China and Russia's new era has continued to deepen, military trust is increasingly consolidated, and cooperation has achieved fruitful results.China is willing to work with Russia to fully implement the consensus of the two heads of state, further closely closely communicate the strategic communication of the two armies, strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation, and make new contributions to maintaining the security and stability of the world and regions.
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Li Shangfu's visit to Russia has caused China to support Russia's questions again.Before Li Shangfu visited Russia, senior officials and leaders of EU countries visited China intensively in the past two weeks.French President Macron urged China not to provide weapons to Russia. German Foreign Minister Berbque also called on Chinese leaders to use its influence on Russia to promote Putin to stop aggression.
Some analysts believe that Chinese sent Li Shangfu's visit to Russia aims to show that it will not weaken relations with Russia due to the pressure of the United States and Europe.
James Dorsey, a senior researcher at the Singapore Nanyang Institute of Technology Rajelenan International Research InstituteAnd seeking support for Russia; but at the same time, it is also clear that there is an insurmountable red line, which includes cannot provide fatal military equipment to Russia.
Duoxi predicts that China and Russia will only reiterate their positions in this visit. China will not change its position on Russia and Ukraine's military aid issues, and military cooperation between the two countries will not have a major breakthrough.
The director of the EU Research Center of Renmin University of China and Wang Yili, a chair professor of the EU, pointed out that China has stated that China has stated that it is necessary to persuade and talk as soon as possible, so it is impossible to provide weapons for Russia.In the visit, Li Shangfu emphasized multilateral coordination, maintaining the security of the world and region, and showing that China strives to show neutrality on the Russian and Ukraine issues.
