Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this month at the Beijing Olympics suggested an alliance could form as Russia and China face off with the U.S. over a range of issues. A possible Russian invasion of Ukraine is testing that.
However, in response to a question from conference Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger, Wang said the “sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of any country should be respected and safeguarded, because this is a basic norm of international relations.”He also stated that major powers should act in defense of global peace and no country should “repeat the past mistake of forging rival alliances.
The two sides said they “strongly support each other” in confronting what Xi called “regional security threats” and “international strategic stability,” without directly naming the U.S.The meeting between the leaders marked their 38th contact in person and by phone, a number touted by Beijing as a sign of closeness between the countries that had been rivals for leadership in the Cold War’s socialist bloc.
China has been dispatching military aircraft and holding threatening war games in hopes of undermining support in Taiwan for the self-governing island’s de facto independence.
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