Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development en.kremlin.ru/supplement/5770
"The Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, hereinafter referred to as the sides, state as follows."
This seems fairly momentus: Russia and China, Putin and Xi speaking as one geopolitical-strategic voice.
This seems fairly momentus: Russia and China, Putin and Xi speaking as one geopolitical-strategic voice.
Oh the irony!
"The sides share the understanding that democracy is a universal human value, rather than a privilege of a limited number of States.."
"The sides share the understanding that democracy is a universal human value, rather than a privilege of a limited number of States.."
This bodes ill for the Arctic
"The sides agreed to continue consistently intensifying practical cooperation for the sustainable development of the Arctic."
"The sides agreed to continue consistently intensifying practical cooperation for the sustainable development of the Arctic."
Regarding defence
"The sides reaffirm their strong mutual support for the protection of their core interests, state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and oppose interference by external forces in their internal affairs."
"The sides reaffirm their strong mutual support for the protection of their core interests, state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and oppose interference by external forces in their internal affairs."
"Russia and China stand against attempts by external forces to undermine security and stability in their common adjacent regions, intend to counter interference by outside forces in the internal affairs of sovereign countries under any pretext, oppose colour revolutions, .."
".. and will increase cooperation in the aforementioned areas."
"The sides oppose further enlargement of NATO and call on the North Atlantic Alliance to abandon its ideologized cold war approaches, to respect the sovereignty, security and interests of other countries, the diversity of their civilizational, cultural and historical .."
".. backgrounds, and to exercise a fair and objective attitude towards the peaceful development of other States."
"The sides stand against the formation of closed bloc structures and opposing camps in the Asia-Pacific region and remain highly vigilant about the negative impact of the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy on peace and stability in the region."
"The sides are seriously concerned about the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom (AUKUS), which provides for deeper cooperation between its members in areas involving strategic stability, in particular their decision .."
".. to initiate cooperation in the field of nuclear-powered submarines."
"The sided [sic] call on the United States to respond positively to the Russian initiative and abandon its plans to deploy intermediate-range and shorter-range ground-based missiles in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe."
Notable given the situation with Ukraine
"The Chinese side is sympathetic to and supports the proposals put forward by the Russian Federation to create long-term legally binding security guarantees in Europe."
"The Chinese side is sympathetic to and supports the proposals put forward by the Russian Federation to create long-term legally binding security guarantees in Europe."
LOL
"The sides reiterate their readiness to deepen cooperation in the field of international information security and to contribute to building an open, secure, sustainable and accessible ICT environment."
"The sides reiterate their readiness to deepen cooperation in the field of international information security and to contribute to building an open, secure, sustainable and accessible ICT environment."
"The Russian side notes the significance of the concept of constructing a ”community of common destiny for mankind“ proposed by the Chinese side to ensure greater solidarity of the international community and consolidation of efforts in responding to common challenges."
"The sides intend to strongly uphold the outcomes of the Second World War and the existing post-war world order, defend the authority of the United Nations and justice in international relations, resist attempts to deny, distort, and falsify the history of the Second World War."
"... the sides will strongly condemn actions aimed at denying the responsibility for atrocities of Nazi aggressors, militarist invaders, and their accomplices, besmirch and tarnish the honour of the victorious countries."
"The sides reaffirmed their intention to strengthen foreign policy coordination, pursue true multilateralism, strengthen cooperation on multilateral platforms, defend common interests, support the international and regional balance of power, and improve global governance."
There's enough innuendo written into this joint statement to keep policy wonks, IR and defence specialists busy for weeks. The implications of a reinvigorated joint determination to take on the West will unfold in coming months and years.
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