As soon as Putin announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin arrived in Beijing, and the Russian side also sent a number of big gifts to the Chinese side, which shows how much Putin attaches importance to China. Today, let's talk about the importance of the stability of Sino-Russian relations to Russia.
According to information published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin arrived in Beijing on December 19 for a goodwill visit to China. It is worth noting that this is his second trip to China this year, and it is also the first high-level Russian visit to China after Putin confirmed his candidacy for next year's election.
The announcement of his candidacy for the general election, followed by the arrival of the Russian prime minister in China, is enough to demonstrate the importance of Beijing to Moscow in Putin's eyes. Mishustin's visit to China was preceded by an earthquake in Gansu, China, that killed hundreds of people. To this end, Putin specially gave important instructions to Mishustin, asking him to express his condolences and support to China, and stressed that Moscow is willing to try its best to meet any needs of the Chinese side in terms of rescue, and that Russia's disaster relief department is ready to cooperate with the Chinese side in its actions at any time.
In addition, Moscow has recently brought a number of big gifts to China, the first of which is the "Oriental Oil" project. As we all know, energy is a major matter related to national security for any country. China is the world's largest energy importer, and Russia happens to be an important global energy exporter. It is also destined that the cooperation between China and Russia in this field will continue to deepen. According to the Russian news agency Sputnik, the government of the Russian Federation and Rosneft have proposed to their Chinese partners a cooperation plan for the "Vostok Oil" oil and gas project, and the Chinese team is currently studying the matter.
In addition, Russia has extended an invitation to China to jointly carry out infrastructure work on the Northern Sea Route. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Trutnev, the volume of freight on the Northern Sea Route will reach a record 50 million tons in 2024, which fully reflects the unlimited potential of this shipping lane. Russia is willing to work with China to build a global shipping artery comparable to the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca.
One is energy demand, the other is the shipping artery, and on both sides of the cake, Russia has extended invitations to China, which can fully reflect the importance of China to Russia. After all, there is almost no suspense about Putin's re-election, and if Russia wants to resist the hegemony of the United States and break the encirclement of the West, it cannot do without China's support, and it has become reasonable to share the cake with China.
Therefore, after Putin decided to participate in the election, he immediately sent Mishustin to China, and sent a number of big gifts, the purpose of which is to firmly grasp China as a friend, align the interests of the two countries, and jointly deal with the threat posed by Western countries. (Defective)