After Biden made a phone call to China asking China not to help Russia anymore, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also arrived in Beijing to discuss important matters with China.
Recently, many heads of state and high-level officials have visited China one after another, and the United States has also strengthened exchanges with China in recent days. Earlier this month, the heads of state of China and the United States also had their first phone call this year. During this phone call, the Chinese and US heads of state not only discussed issues such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, but Biden also focused on China-Russia relations.
Biden bluntly demanded that China immediately stop supporting Russia, and also called on China to play a more constructive role on the Korean Peninsula issue. Obviously, the United States has always been dealing with China with a zero-sum game mentality, and whether it is the Russia-Ukraine issue or the North Korea issue, China's neutral position has never changed.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the operators behind the delay in the war are Western countries, not China. And Biden's request to China this time is just to further stir up the situation, intensify the confrontation between camps, and pull China into the quagmire of geopolitical struggle.
In this regard, the Chinese side bluntly said that no country should smear and attack the normal relations between China and Russia, let alone blame China for no reason, not to mention that China is not the creator and party to the Ukraine crisis. If we want to solve this war once and for all, we will not rely on guns, but on negotiation and dialogue.
Although China has publicly stated its position on many occasions, Western countries led by the United States still insist on "opening the knife" against China and Russia. To put it bluntly, the United States does not care at all what China's position is, any cooperation between China and Russia is intolerable in their eyes, and the Ukraine issue is just a reason for the United States to suppress China and Russia.
However, even under the strong pressure of the United States and Western countries, China and Russia still maintained their own pace of development and did not bow to hegemony. After the phone call between the Chinese and Russian heads of state, China and Russia also held a consultation on the affairs of the UN Security Council, during which they held in-depth discussions on the current international situation and some hot issues.
Immediately afterwards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also paid a visit to China. It has been learned that Lavrov's special plane has arrived in Beijing, and the Chinese side has also sent some diplomats to the airport to pick up Lavrov. The timing of Lavrov's visit to China is also quite special.
First, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, second, it is two years after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and third, the presidential election in Russia has just ended. Therefore, Lavrov's trip has also attracted the attention of the international community. Before Lavrov left, the Russian Foreign Ministry had already announced in advance that Lavrov would have in-depth exchanges with Wang Yi on key issues such as the Russia-Ukraine issue and the Asia-Pacific situation.
Of course, in addition to this official statement, Lavrov's trip also has important matters to discuss with China. As everyone knows, during this period, the United States has intensified its involvement in the affairs of the Asia-Pacific region and has become closer and closer to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in the military field.
Under such circumstances, it is natural that Asia-Pacific countries, including China and Russia, have brought many challenges. Therefore, after the United States continues to increase its containment of China and Russia, Russia will also further seek cooperation with China. Not long ago, Lavrov also openly stated in Moscow that developing a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination with China is the most important task for Russia at present.
Therefore, Lavrov's trip is mainly aimed at strengthening relations between China and Russia, and uniting more countries in the Global South to work with China to deal with external threats. In addition, it is still paving the way for Putin's visit to China this year. After all, after Putin was re-elected, he also said that he might make China his first visit.
It can be seen from this that the United States' constant incitement of confrontation and forming factions to engage in geopolitical struggles will only force China, Russia and other countries to cooperate more closely and closely to confront Western hegemony.