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sequence
Seeing that nearly half of 2024 has passed, the international situation is also changing little by little, and the presidential elections in many countries are also being held simultaneously.
On May 7, Russia officially confirmed the eighth president of the Russian Federation, and this presidential candidate is actually Putin, whom we are all familiar with.
On the day Putin took office, the Russian presidential assistant revealed that during the current presidential term, Russia's first visit to the country was finalized as China, and many people were not surprised by this result, after all, the relationship between China and Russia is still very friendly.
What's more, during Putin's presidency, there was actually a lot of cooperation between the two countries, but after the release of Russia's news, the United States was the first to sit still and directly sanction 37 Chinese entities.
In the face of this US act, China is certainly unwilling to accept it, and to put it bluntly, this step of the US side is tantamount to further "locking up" China and Russia.
What sanctions has the United States imposed on China? How did China respond?
Biden's decision to visit China was announced
As we all know, in the world, all presidents or prime ministers have a term of office, and these candidates are decided by voting, which means that if you want to achieve this status, the most essential thing is eloquence.
After all, if you want to get to this position, you naturally need someone else's vote, and what all the people want is basically talented leaders so that they can bring them a better life.
If you don't have any strengths, or even eloquence, no one will want to believe you, let alone gamble on you for the rest of their lives.
So in general, if the previous candidate performed well, most people will choose the winner of the previous election without a choice.
Judging from the situation in Russia, during Putin's tenure, there are indeed not many people who have opinions about it, although the Russian-Ukrainian war has not stopped, but this war is not recent, it is actually a kind of historical problem.
It's just that the relationship between the two sides was not so anxious in the early days, that is, under the operation of people with intentions, the relationship between the two sides developed like this.
Although the struggle between Russia and Ukraine has not stopped, Russia is not without friendly diplomatic relations with countries in the international arena.
The mainland is within the scope of these countries that have established friendly diplomatic relations, and the degree of friendship between China and Russia is really internationally recognized, and even the people of the two countries have a very deep friendship.
During Putin's tenure, he has also maintained friendly relations between China and Russia, and there is still a lot of cooperation between the two sides, and almost every key project is a big project.
Although the relationship between the two sides is very good, the mainland has always maintained a neutral attitude towards the outside world, neither taking the initiative to cause trouble, nor at the same time not being afraid of it, but neutrality actually means not taking sides.
As a result, the mainland has not been able to express a particularly clear attitude on many international affairs, and even when other countries send requests for assistance to the mainland, we have to weigh the pros and cons again and again before we can make up our minds.
Even on the Russia-Ukraine issue facing Russia, the mainland has not expressed a clear view, but even so, relying on the exchanges between China and Russia, this problem is actually not a problem.
As far as the facts are concerned, it has not had any impact on the friendly relations between the two sides, and even after Putin took office, the Putin government officially announced that the first country to be visited was China.
Many people have shown an expected reaction to Russia's choice, but it is indeed normal to think about it, after all, the relationship between the two sides is so good, not to mention the choice of the country to visit for the first time in the term, which is a good opportunity to express itself.
Isn't this a good opportunity to win over? However, when Russia launched an application to China, the United States was more or less unable to sit still.
According to common sense, Russia's expression of its attitude to China has no impact on the United States, because after all, this is a matter between the two countries, and it has nothing to do with the United States.
But it also depends on the object, if it is two small countries, the United States may not care about this, but China and Russia are both extremely influential powers in the world.
Even the strength can also be ranked in the forefront, and if such two great powers are combined, it will not be a good direction for the United States.
Therefore, after this information was announced, before Putin began his visit to China, the United States launched sanctions against China.
Source: Beijing Daily, May 7, 2024 What is China's comment on Putin's first visit to China in the new term? The report of the ambassador to Russia responded
The United States has sanctioned Chinese companies
On May 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce released information that the U.S. added 37 Chinese entities to the Entity List, although it is not the first time that the U.S. has done this kind of thing, but compared with the previous sanctions list, this list is obviously more serious.
After all, most of the entities on the sanctions list are in the field of scientific research, and even research institutes are also impeded.
In the face of this action by the United States, China expressed its strong dissatisfaction and raised its own doubts, and the reason why the United States used to sanction Chinese companies in the past also affected its own enterprises.
Now the reason has directly become related to the army and Russia, and this reason has caused many people to be dissatisfied with it as soon as it was exposed, since you are hungry here and the reason is that it is related to the army and Russia, then you can find a few companies that are really involved, and the reason for Russia-related can still be barely convinced, as for the reason for the army, it really feels that the eight poles can't be beaten no matter how you look at it.
However, China has long been accustomed to these unjustified actions of the United States, after all, they have not done this kind of thing once or twice, the key is that they have various reasons every time.
During Trump's tenure alone, 306 Chinese entities were added to the list, and if you say that such sanctions can really benefit you, it is not incomprehensible that you are doing so.
After all, who wouldn't want to do something good? But as a result, sometimes the U.S. sanctions against China have not only had no impact on China, but have even hit their own companies.
For example, Huawei, a well-known incident in the world, has imposed large-scale sanctions on Huawei-related companies for a period of time, which has had a serious impact on Huawei.
It's okay to say that after the sanctions on Huawei, the sales of domestic companies have really improved, but the problem is that after the sanctions on Huawei, its domestic companies have been affected.
Even Intel bluntly said that because of the internal requirements in the United States, Intel's revenue in the next quarter will be very seriously affected, and the key is that this is only the company that said it, and there are many other companies that have been affected but have not said it.
And this has led to more people being dissatisfied with what the United States has done, but it is understandable to think about it, after all, businessmen want to make money to put it bluntly, but American companies have no way to compromise, all they can do is choose a path, as for other ideas, it will not work.
Even if you don't listen to the government's arrangement, it won't work, after all, your business itself is in the United States, if you really want to punish you for some crime, it's not easy?
And this leads to the fact that local companies in the United States can only be forced to be on the same ship as the United States, and even the final price has to be borne by themselves, which is very unjust.
Source: Observer.com's report on May 10, 2024 that the United States has hacked 37 Chinese entities and that China will take necessary measures
China and Russia, which were forced to "lock up".
As for these actions of the US side, it can only be said that it has not sought benefits for itself, and has even pressed the ties between China and Russia closer to a certain extent.
After all, in the process of sanctions, most of the reasons the United States found were related to Russia, and the implication of these words was not to tie the two together.
More importantly, the deal between China and Russia is legitimate, and such an act as the United States would violate China's interests, and if you don't want to cooperate, then China can't find others to cooperate.
Of course, in addition to finding another way, China will definitely fight back against these evil acts of the United States, after all, no country will be willing to retaliate against the other side even if its interests are damaged.
If you want to sanction Russia, it doesn't mean that you won't be allowed to sanction, but in the name of sanctioning Russia, isn't it somewhat inappropriate for you to come to trouble Chinese companies?
China has also expressed skepticism about these acts, and a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce bluntly said that such actions by the US are typical acts of unilateral bullying and economic coercion.
Naturally, China cannot tolerate such behavior and will take corresponding measures against such behavior in order to protect its own interests from being infringed upon.
As for the so-called accusations of the US side, those are all unfounded remarks, not to mention what does the deal between China and Russia have to do with you, the United States? Obviously, the United States is paying too much attention to the affairs between China and Russia.
This will only lead to closer cooperation between the two sides, after all, the United States is directly engaged in joint sitting, so what else is there to say, even if it really explains the other side, it will definitely not believe it.
Source: The Paper's report on May 10, 2024 on the U.S. Department of Commerce's inclusion of 37 Chinese entities on the trade blacklist, China's response
epilogue
It can only be said that part of the reason why the relationship between China and Russia can be so good is caused by the United States, after all, the behavior of the United States is more or less excessive.
Who can guarantee that the other party's next target will not be themselves? After all, there is an old saying in China, when the sky falls, there is a tall man on top, and since the main target of the United States is Russia, then we don't need to worry too much about what the United States will do against the mainland.