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‘Closer Than Allies’: Xi & Putin Hail China-Russia Cooperation To Counter US “Interference”

By Tyler Durden

 

Just before Wednesday’s Putin-Xi virtual summit, the Kremlin described that the meeting among allies is essential as at this moment “We see very, very aggressive rhetoric on the NATO and US side, and this requires discussion between us and the Chinese.” China’s Foreign Ministry had said the meeting would “further enhance the high-level mutual trust between the two sides.”

As expected, both leaders emphasized the need to resist “interference” in their countries’ internal affairs from the West and in particular the United States. “A new model of cooperation has been formed between our countries, based among other things on such principles as not interfering in internal affairs [of each other], respect for each other’s interests, determination to turn the shared border into a belt of eternal peace and good neighborliness,” Putin told his Chinese counterpart.

In the discussion which lasted from 4:07 p.m. to 5:21 p.m. Beijing time, Xi responded by affirming that the Russian president “strongly supported China’s efforts to protect key national interests and firmly opposed attempts to drive a wedge between our countries.” Bloomberg characterized the tone of the meeting as between two leaders that are ‘closer than allies’: “Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed relations with Russia as better than an alliance in a video call with President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin, as the two leaders made a show of solidarity amid rising tensions with the West.”

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