Seeing that the US Treasury Secretary, Secretary of State, and German Chancellor are running to China in turn, Putin must be pulling out the cold in his heart, because they have all put forward a request to China: that is, China can no longer continue to assist Russia, otherwise the United States will not be polite.
Russia has a lot of problems now, just like the Dream of Red Mansions, which looks glamorous but is already ruined inside, but it is just continuing its life, and then it was on the wrong side, which led to the end of a robbery.
This time, Putin had been hyping up the news of his visit to China early on, and he would also present gifts to Chinese friends, and showed one of them, that is, the novel "What to do" by Chernyshevsky (1828-1889).
Chernyshevsky was a thinker, revolutionary, and philosopher who was highly regarded by the leaders of the former Soviet Union, and the subtitle of the book is "The Story of the New Man", in which Chernyshevsky created an image of the "New Man" in order to answer the question of "what should be done" to oppose serfdom in Tsarist Russia at that time.
What should Russia do? After going through socialism and capitalism, the domestic oligarchs and chaebols have been in control of wealth for so many years, and there is no long-term strategic planning at all, and the essence of China's wisdom is that it has not learned at all.
Now that Russia is full of problems, what to do is probably Putin's biggest headache, and he wants to discuss with Chinese friends how to solve the problem and find a plan for what Russia should do.
Russia's biggest problem is that it has always had illusions about the West, while China has always disliked friends who are not firm in their positions, and they have repeatedly applied to join NATO, and when it comes to the US election, they will fantasize about whether the situation will change if there is a change of president.
In 2014, if Yanukovych and Poroshenko were supported to come to power, Russia could legally station troops in Ukraine, but after eating Crimea, it didn't care, and finally with the efforts of the Western color revolution, Ukraine was completely dragged to the anti-Russian side.
Now that it has been fought for more than two years, with countless casualties, it seems that Russia has the upper hand in the war, but it can't withstand long-term attrition, and the West is also continuing to aid Ukraine.
This is also the reason why Putin is in a hurry to come to China, China is not what it used to be, and China's experience and current size are not comparable to Russia's. Therefore, Putin must come to clarify China's meaning as soon as possible, listen to China's opinions, and give some big gifts when he should give them.
There can be short-term interest cooperation, but if the relationship with China is not straightened out, or an advantage in my attitude, then it is estimated that it can only solve a little problem.
There is a fundamental contradiction between China and the United States, and China has never thought of compromise, but China neither forms an alliance nor interferes in the internal affairs of other countries, but if it can rely on China with an iron heart, then it can still think of a way.
Look at Putin's sincerity, if he can be a good little brother with peace of mind, then this meeting may be related to the general trend in the next few years or even decades.