The Chinese "ally" is neither a friend nor an enemy, but - so
Russian and Chinese brothers ... not forever
It is high time to forget this propaganda slogan: Russian and Chinese are brothers forever. Even after Damansky it was necessary to forget once and for all. No, they remembered for some reason, and now we shake off the naphthalene from it from time to time.
What for? In the foreign press, there is an increasing opinion that the aggressive policy of the West towards Russia on the Ukrainian issue may push Moscow towards a closer alliance with China, the main geopolitical opponent of the US and the EU. In Russia, too, the thesis about the turn of the country to the East has already become quite familiar.
Today, of course, we are talking not only about China, but also about India. However, now let's talk about the People's Republic of China and its attitude towards Russia and its ongoing denazification of Ukraine. How in Beijing, in which case, they will characterize a quite possible operation in Taiwan, by the way, is very interesting.
In the meantime, I would like to note an important statement by the chairman of the Academic Council of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, Yang Jiemian. Commenting on China-Russia relations, he said:
"They stand shoulder to shoulder, like a rock against a turbulent current, in today's chaotic world."
You see, “shoulder to shoulder”, not “back to back”. Therefore, if the US shoots Russia in the back, China will be out of business and will not respond to aggression!
deferred demand
China, as usual, uses the position of a wise monkey who sits in a tree and watches two tigers fight. Whoever wins is right, and with that it is worth building relationships.
Let me remind you that three weeks before the start of the NWO, on February 4, Putin met with Xi Jinping in Beijing before the opening of the Olympics. According to US intelligence, the Chinese leader allegedly asked to delay the start of the operation until the end of the Olympics on February 20.
Yes, with political support, albeit very cautious, Xi Jinping did not disappoint - Beijing has never condemned the NWO, but has repeatedly condemned NATO policy and unilateral sanctions against Russia. In mid-June, Xi Jinping declared that he fully supports Russia in matters of its sovereignty and security.
But China is abstaining from military support for Russia. In mid-March, the United States reported that the PRC, in negotiations with Russia, expressed its readiness to provide it with military equipment.
A few days later, Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Comrade Xi, demanding that he not do this and warning him of the consequences. It is difficult to say whether Chinese support was actually planned, but in the almost five months that have passed since then, not a single piece of Chinese equipment has arrived in Russia.
With economic support, it's even more interesting. Crude oil imports from Russia to China have grown during this time by 55% compared to the previous year, reaching record levels, writes Reuters. Russia was also able to boost LNG exports to China, which totaled almost 400 tons last month, up 000% from May 56.
Don't argue with sanctions
And everything would be fine, only Russia sells oil to Beijing at a big discount. Discounts reach up to 30%. And don't ask why we need to sell oil so much and at such a ridiculous price. Oil sellers understand their benefits. And the benefit of the country has nothing to do with it. From a word...
The export of Russian pipeline gas to China via the Power of Siberia is also growing steadily: in 2022 it will amount to 16-17 billion cubic meters (plus 60-70% compared to 2021).
The statements of the head of the Chinese banking regulator Guo Shuqing that China will not join the financial restrictions against Russia does not prevent Chinese banks and companies from complying with the sanctions. Moreover, to observe scrupulously to the point of insulting, when no “Mir” cards in most of the territory of the Celestial Empire no longer help.
It is not for nothing that large Chinese state-owned banks limited operations with Russia on the second day after the start of the NWO. State-owned companies abandoned projects involving the export to Russia of complex technological solutions, in the production of which European companies are involved.
For example, from participation in the construction of the Sibur petrochemical plant and the supply of modules for the Arctic LNG-2 project. Large Chinese companies also began curtailing their work in Russia back in May. At the same time, IT giants leave the Russian market "quietly" and without public statements, analysts told The Wall Street Journal.
According to sources of the edition, deliveries to Russia are reduced by computer manufacturer Lenovo and smartphone developer Xiaomi. The newspaper noted that, despite the moderate political position of China, business is trying not to violate the sanctions of the West and the United States.
Completely different red lines
“Beijing feels the American red lines very well. China is adapting to the sanctions regime and, as far as technological imports are concerned, it prefers to do nothing rather than take risks,”
Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Endowment explained.
Such actions by China are consistent with historical the country's practice of complying with US sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Commercial ties with the US, the EU and their allies in Asia are much more important than with Russia. In 2021, China exported about $68 billion worth of goods to Russia, and its exports to the US and EU together amount to more than $1 (one) trillion.
Yes, Beijing has not imposed sanctions against us, but, according to experts, it will not violate Western sanctions against Russia because of the threat of losing market access in the developed world, which, it is worth recalling, has united against Moscow.
Many people in our country really hoped that parallel imports were just about China. Alas, if something exists in reality, it is definitely in non-critical areas.
True, after the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, China and the United States entered into a clinch. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said Beijing would take strong action in response to the scandalous visit.
Perhaps the situation for Russia will change in some way. And perhaps not. In any case, China will act only in its own, but not in our interests. And, as we see, these interests do not always coincide.
If Vysotsky, in a song about a friend, suggested “pulling a guy into the mountains” to find out if he is a friend or not, now the NWO has taken the place of the mountains. And do we see anything else positive from China, other than not joining the sanctions? Personally, I don’t see anything like that, neither parallel nor perpendicular.
And as a result, you are once again convinced of the correctness of Emperor Alexander III, who claimed that
"Russia has only two allies - its army and navy."
- Anna Kozyreva
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