Growing tensions between the US and China over Taiwan bring Beijing and Moscow closer — EADaily, March 21, 2023 — Politics, Russia News

The growing tension in relations between China and the United States over the situation around Taiwan has become one of the important factors that prompted the rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing. In this regard, Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to enlist even greater support in this matter during his visit to Russia. This was pointed out today, March 21, by the leading Japanese economic newspaper Nikkei.

“The growing tension with the US over Taiwan has been one of the factors that has brought the two neighbors closer together. Xi Jinping, during his visit to the Russian Federation, seeks to strengthen Moscow’s support on this issue in order to withstand pressure from Washington,” – the publication says, excerpts from which are cited by TASS.

It draws attention to the fact that China, unlike the countries of Europe and the United States, which imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation after the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, on the contrary, increased the volume of bilateral trade in 2022 by about 30%, to $ 190.3 billion

China has also criticized the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court in The Hague [РФ Владимира] Putin. And on the same day, Beijing once again outlined its tough stance against Washington by publishing a report from the Foreign Ministry on democracy in the United States,” Nikkei emphasizes.

As reported, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping at a meeting in Moscow on March 20 with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated that Sino-Russian relations occupy a priority position in the diplomacy and foreign policy of the two countries as great powers. Their progressive development is a strategic choice. In total, the communication between the leaders lasted almost four and a half hours. The main day of the Russian-Chinese negotiations will be March 21, when members of the delegations will join the leaders. In addition, Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with the Russian Prime Minister on Tuesday morning. Mikhail Mishustin.