Relations between the two countries reached the “highest level in history”, and China’s top diplomat went to Russia

Major Chinese diplomats will travel to Russia on Monday for security talks. This is the latest sign of deepening relations between Beijing and Moscow amid increasing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Yang Jiechi, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that the person leading China’s Central Committee for Foreign Affairs will stay in Russia until Wednesday for strategic and security consultations. Yang Jie will also visit Croatia and Slovenia before returning to China.

The reason for this announcement is that both countries pay more attention to bilateral relations in a period when the US geopolitical control has weakened and the coronavirus has triggered drastic changes in the world.

It also took place a few days after Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin of China and Russia participated in the video link to launch the nuclear energy project. The agreement was signed in 2018 and requires Russia to help China build four nuclear reactors.

Putin said at a press conference on Wednesday that the ties between neighboring countries have reached “the best level in history,” and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated this view in March.

Xi Jinping said that in the face of the pandemic, China and Russia “resolutely support each other” and talked about a “comprehensive strategic partnership for coordination for a new era.”

These comments further emphasize the importance of establishing closer ties on the 20th anniversary of the recent signing of a treaty aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries.

In a phone call with Putin last year, Xi Jinping emphasized that in view of the “turbulence” caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary to establish a closer relationship with Russia, and said that the 2001 treaty established the concept of establishing a new type of international relations. media.

The coronavirus has brought both countries foreign policy opportunities elsewhere, Vaccines provided Low- and middle-income countries.In China, the number of new coronavirus cases has remained low since the middle of last year, while The economy has recovered Far faster than other big countries.

The closer relationship between China and Russia is in sharp contrast to their relationship with the United States. President Joe Biden has vowed to confront China on human rights, intellectual property and economic policies, and called the country the most serious competitor of the United States. The US President has also imposed comprehensive sanctions on Russia’s “harmful foreign activities.”

The nuclear agreement was launched as China seeks to reduce its dependence on coal, which has been the world’s largest coal consumer to achieve new energy goals, including reducing net carbon emissions to zero by 2060.