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In recent days, news of Blinken's visit to China has been overwhelming on the Internet, and according to CCTV News, Blinken traveled to Beijing for talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi after spending a day in Shanghai.
However, before Blinken left China, there was big news from the Russian side, and Putin personally confirmed that he would visit China in May this year.
So far, Putin has not visited any other country during his new term, and judging from this time, this is likely to be Putin's first foreign visit in the new term, and we have prepared a "big gift" for the Russian side early on.
What did Blinken talk to us about during his visit to China? Why did the Russian side announce its visit to China at such a point in time? What "big gifts" did we give them?
Blinken's visit to China
According to a related report by Global Network on the 25th, Blinken only stayed for one day after Dada Shanghai, and then left Shanghai and went straight to Beijing by special plane.
When Blinken arrived in Shanghai, he was greeted with no red carpet or ceremony, and was greeted by Kong Fuan, director of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, and Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China.
During the day in Shanghai, many media photographed Blinken's trip in Shanghai, but it was not to visit the night view or eat and watch the game, not like he was visiting, but like he was traveling.
However, Blinken's trip to Shanghai was not the focus of Blinken's visit, so he only spent a day in Shanghai before leaving for Beijing.
On April 26, Blinken and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks, and the two sides agreed that the talks were candid, substantive and constructive.
In fact, when he was in Shanghai, Blinken posted on social media that one of the important issues discussed with the Chinese side during this visit to China was fentanyl trafficking, that is, anti-drug issues.
In fact, this problem is mainly for the benefit of the United States, after all, China's anti-drug efforts are obvious to the world, but the United States has a serious fentanyl epidemic problem.
Blinken made this issue a key issue for discussion with the Chinese side, and also wanted to make some achievements on this issue, after all, Biden must make some practical achievements if he wants to add points to the election.
In the meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Wang Yi said that the relationship between China and the United States has generally stopped falling and stabilized, but negative factors are still accumulating.
Blinken said that the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world, and it is a shared responsibility of both the United States and China to manage the relationship responsibly.
The United States continues to pursue the one-China policy and does not support "Taiwan independence". The US does not seek to change China's system, has no intention of clashing with China, does not seek to decouple from China, and does not seek to contain China's development.
We stand ready to work with China to build on the consensus reached by the two heads of state in San Francisco, strengthen dialogue and communication, effectively manage differences, avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations, and promote the stable development of US-China relations.
Judging from these statements, there seems to be no problem with the attitude of the United States, but in fact, Blinken actually hopes that China will make decisions or statements that are more favorable to the United States and the West on some major international issues.
On the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea issue, what they hope is that the two sides will "manage their differences" and "avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation."
In fact, to put it bluntly, they just hope that the choices China will make in the future will be beneficial to the United States, and in normal international exchanges, no one will put such unreasonable demands on the table, but the United States is not ashamed but proud.
The purpose of Blinken's trip has been very clear, but before his trip to China ended, the Russian side announced that Putin would visit China.
Putin announced the timing of his visit to China
According to relevant reports from Russian media quoted by the Global Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly stated on April 25 that he plans to visit China in May.
Although Putin did not announce a specific date for his visit to China at that time, just such a simple sentence was enough to cause an international uproar.
Putin was re-elected in March this year, and he had already expressed his intention to visit China at that time, and at that time there were overwhelming reports predicting the timing of Putin's visit to China.
There is no need to speculate, Putin himself confirmed that he will visit China in May, and it is not long before now, during this period, if Putin does not visit other countries, the trip to China will be the first foreign trip of his new term.
Since Putin's successful re-election, there has been news that he will visit China in a short period of time, not only in the media, but also in the Russian side.
On April 9 this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came to visit China, and the secretary to the Russian president at the time said that Lavrov's visit to China was to prepare for "upcoming high-level contacts."
Therefore, the news that Putin will visit China is not surprising, but what is surprising is the timing of his announcement that he will visit China, which is the time of US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to China.
And this time the news did not come from the mouth of Russian officials or the media, but from Putin himself at the annual meeting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Prior to this, some of Putin's trips, whether attending international summit forums or meeting with other heads of state, were announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry or the Kremlin spokesman.
And this time, Putin personally revealed the news at the congress of their country, and it can be seen that in fact, the Russian side is already a little impatient.
As for the news of Putin's upcoming visit to China, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland, Wang Wenbin, a speaker, also responded.
At that time, a reporter asked if he could confirm the news of Putin's upcoming visit to China, and Wang Wenbin said that there was no information that could be provided at present.
Wang Wenbin said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, and the two heads of state unanimously agreed to continue to maintain close exchanges to ensure the smooth and stable development of Sino-Russian relations. "I have no information to offer at this time on the specific issue you mentioned. ”
In fact, it is obvious that the official announcement needs to be agreed upon by both parties, and the specific time and process can only be announced.
But at that time, Putin only mentioned that he planned to visit China in May, but did not announce what day it would be in May, and the mainland Foreign Ministry also said that it had no information to provide.
To a large extent, this shows that the foreign ministries of the two sides are still in the process of discussing and arranging this matter, and the detailed schedule has not yet been determined.
However, the specific process has not yet been agreed, and Putin can't wait to announce his planned visit to China, which shows that they are not only concerned about the news of Blinken's visit to China, but even a little anxious.
When Blinken first arrived in Shanghai, the Russian deputy foreign minister said that Blinken's trip was "not good" and was aimed at undermining Sino-Russian relations.
Before Blinken arrived, the United States said that it asked China to stop exporting to Russia, including semiconductors, batteries, and other products that can be used in the military.
While the Russian deputy foreign minister "complained", the secretary general of NATO also said that maintaining good relations with the West and supporting Russia are like fish and bear's paws.
Perhaps this is also because the Russian side is anxious, and even directly announced things that have not yet confirmed the specific details, but China's attitude has not changed.
On the basis of equality and mutual benefit, China's right to carry out normal economic and trade exchanges with other countries, including Russia, "brooks no interference or destruction", and China's legitimate and lawful rights and interests "brook no infringement".
The Russian side is so anxious to announce the news of Putin's almost visit to China, in fact, it is also expressing its hope for further cooperation with China, and we have prepared a "big gift" for them.
The Chinese side has a big gift
According to the relevant reports of China News Network, the Sino-Russian agricultural product economic and trade cooperation matchmaking meeting has been held in Xi'an, and a large number of cooperation between the two sides have been finalized at this matchmaking meeting.
Don't think that only high-tech or advanced technology and product cooperation are important, and agricultural products are not important.
As a matter of fact, the decision on international trade cooperation in agricultural products should not be underestimated, and the people put food first, and the trade in food, agricultural and sideline products, and other commodities has also made an important contribution to the country's development.
A lot of trade between the mainland and Russia is related to agricultural products, although in terms of overall data, energy accounts for a large proportion, but food and agricultural and sideline products are not far behind.
The main body of the Sino-Russian agricultural economic and trade cooperation matchmaking meeting is mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of agricultural products, so different special sessions have also been set up for those who are interested in carrying out cooperation.
Some businesses may be a little worried about the ditch, but China has also set up a special help desk at the venue, which not only provides legal advocacy and assistance, but also bilingual consulting services.
Statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China on December 7, 2023 show that in the first 11 months of 2023, the total trade between China and Russia reached US$218.176 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26.7%. It is worth noting that achieving this result not only means that the total trade volume between the two countries has exceeded $200 billion for the first time, but also means that the trade target of $200 billion set by the two heads of state has been achieved ahead of schedule.
It can be seen that China and Russia have reached in-depth cooperation in many fields, and such all-round cooperation also proves that the trade between the two countries is undergoing qualitative changes.
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For friends, we have always been friendly and mutually beneficial, and such a relationship cannot be easily changed by pressure from a certain force.
Therefore, the United States must understand that the more it wants to coerce and exert pressure on China and Russia, the more China and Russia will get closer to each other, and the self-righteousness of the United States will only lift a stone to shoot itself in the foot.
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Resources
A report by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on April 26, 2024, "Wang Yi Holds Talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken."
China News Network reported on April 23, 2024 that "Russian Enterprises Go to Shaanxi to Find New Opportunities: China-Russia Agricultural Products Economic and Trade Cooperation Matchmaking Conference Held in Xi'an".
On April 26, 2024, Global Network reported on "Putin said he plans to visit China in May, Russian media: it may be his first foreign trip after starting his new term".
On April 26, 2024, the global network reported that "Putin said he plans to visit China in May this year, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded".