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Nexus X HumectressGerman Foreign Policy
Russia and China fortify their ties even stronger than ever against western aggression. Media warns against a “mega-east block”, which could “look down on the West.”
BERLIN/MOSCOW/BEIJING (Own report) – Germany and other western powers are reacting to the fortification of Russian-Chinese cooperation with plans for driving a wedge between the two countries and with a fierce media campaign. In a joint statement last Friday, Moscow and Beijing announced that they would significantly intensify their cooperation in the future. New “relations” between Russia and China would be “superior to political and military alliances of the Cold War era.” The Russian-Chinese cooperation also aims at repelling western aggression. Both sides will oppose further expansion of NATO as well as the deployment of US medium-range missiles in the vicinity of China. They seek to intensify their economic cooperation and, for example, to coordinate the Chinese New Silk Road with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union. German media commentators speak of a “new mega-east block”, which could “look down on the West” in the future. At the same time, the media campaign is heating up against the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Defending Core Interests
In their joint statement published last Friday, Russia and China “reaffirm their strong mutual support for the protection of their core interests, state sovereignty and territorial integrity.”[1] This concretely refers to fending off efforts by “certain States, military and political alliances and coalitions” seeking to obtain “unilateral military advantages” to the detriment of others and thus “seriously undermine the international security order and global strategic stability.” Both sides declare their opposition to further expansion of NATO. Beijing is thus openly taking Russia’s side in the current conflict over Ukraine. “The sides also stand against the formation of closed bloc structures … in the Asia-Pacific region” citing the September 2021 AUKUS Defense Pact (Australia, United Kingdom, United States),[2] as an example, about which, they are “seriously concerned.” China declared its support for Russia’s proposals to “create long-term legally binding security guarantees in Europe.” And Moscow, in turn, its support for the “One-China principle,” and its opposition to any form of independence for Taiwan.
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