Zhong Guanying Highlights China-Russia Relations to Counter the US

Meeting with the Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Russia, the 3rd Ranked Communist Party Official
Chinese Ambassador to Russia Warns, "US and European Sanctions on China and Russia Will Backfire"

[Asia Economy Senior Reporter Cho Young-shin] Chinese state media highlighted China-Russia relations while publishing articles related to the ambassadors to China and Russia.

Li Zhanshu, the third-ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (equivalent to the Speaker of the National Assembly), held talks with Andrey Denisov, the Russian Ambassador to China, the Communist Party's official newspaper People's Daily reported on the 1st.

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Chairman Li stated, "The bilateral relationship has always maintained the right direction," adding, "The strategic partnership between China and Russia in the new era will make the relationship between the two countries even more special in the future." He further said, "The National People's Congress is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the Federal Assembly of Russia and cooperate for the development of both countries."

People's Daily reported that Ambassador Denisov responded, "We will strive to ensure the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Russia and China continues to develop."

This meeting was reportedly arranged to express gratitude to the retiring Ambassador Denisov. It is unusual for Li, the third-ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party, to hold a separate meeting with a retiring foreign ambassador. This symbolic meeting reflects the relationship between China and Russia following the US-China conflicts.

The state-run Global Times published an interview with Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese Ambassador to Russia, emphasizing China-Russia relations on the same day.

Regarding the 'Vostok 2022' military exercises hosted by Russia, Ambassador Zhang claimed that the Western camp, including the United States, is exaggerating the joint military exercises between China and Russia as a threat undermining regional stability, stating, "This joint exercise is not aimed at any third party." He also added that the joint exercises will not be interrupted by external factors.

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He criticized the United States, saying, "The US regards Russia as a threatening entity and China as a challenger to its own interests and values." He further argued that the US is using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a tool for its own hegemony and that NATO poses a serious threat to world peace and security.

He continued to speak about the US economic sanctions against China and Russia. He warned, "The unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and the Western camp on China and Russia will backfire by exacerbating global inflation and economic crises," and predicted that this will ultimately accelerate global de-dollarization.

Articles from Chinese state media defending Russia appeared amid significant progress in discussions by the US and Europe on introducing a price cap on Russian crude oil.

The US and Europe plan to control the price of Russian crude oil to pressure the Russian economy while also curbing global inflation caused by oil.

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