According to a report by Huanqiu.com, the U.S. government has recently announced economic sanctions against many entities and individuals allegedly linked to Russia, including more than a dozen Chinese entities.
In the face of the US accusation that "China is assisting Russia in building a defense industrial base", China has made it clear that it advises the US to stop shirking its responsibilities to China and to contribute more actively to the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
The report details that the sanctions are mainly aimed at Russia's defense industry, chemical weapons programs, and foreign entities and individuals accused of "assisting Russia in obtaining weapons and equipment components."
This series of drastic moves by the United States underscores the fact that the United States is already in a difficult position when it comes to the conflict in Ukraine.
The defeat of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine seems to be a foregone conclusion, and in order to save face and give domestic taxpayers an account, the White House has unjustifiably blamed the defeat on China's support for Russia.
To this end, the U.S. Department of Commerce has put nearly 20 Chinese companies on the sanctions list, the main purpose of which is to force China to stop economic and trade cooperation with Russia in order to undermine Sino-Russian cooperation and isolate Russia at the political and economic level.
Since the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, the United States has repeatedly threatened China not to "aid Russia".
In particular, before Blinken's visit to China, the United States issued a rare warning, saying that it would not rule out taking action against China's financial industry.
After Blinken's visit to China, he remained tough, claiming that as long as China continues to so-called "aid to Russia", the United States will take corresponding measures.
On a practical note, the U.S. has launched sanctions on Chinese companies and related organizations in the past two weeks, which may be a U.S. desire to send a tough signal to China to prove that they will walk the talk.
The spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in the United States expressed strong opposition to the US approach, stressing that the economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia is fully in line with WTO rules and market principles, and there is no situation against a third party, and China should not be interfered with or coerced by any third party.
Previously, Wang Wenbin pointed out that the United States has provided large-scale assistance to Ukraine on the one hand, but on the other hand, it has groundlessly criticized the normal economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia, which is obviously a double standard.
According to a report by the reference news network, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun recently attended a meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states and visited Kazakhstan.
The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen confidence-building measures in the military field, promote peace and stability in the region, and coordinate the efforts of various countries in responding to new challenges and threats to regional security.
At the meeting, Defense Minister Dong Jun stressed that global governance is currently in a state of instability and disorder, and the SCO needs to become a model of solidarity and cooperation, a promoter of dialogue for peace, and a guardian of common security, providing a solid guarantee for safeguarding common interests and making greater contributions to regional and world peace.
This statement is different from Russia's view, which believes that the tone of military cooperation should be "protection" rather than "confrontation".
Recently, Putin was sworn in as the eighth president of Russia, starting his fifth term, and the friendly relations between China and Russia have also continued.
Putin announced that the first country to visit in his new term of office will be China.
The timing was very clever, following the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China and the high-level Chinese visit to Europe.
Recently, Sino-Russian cooperation has become a major problem in Sino-US and Sino-Russian relations, and although the US side has failed to find any evidence of China's assistance to Russia, it has begun to slander the dual-use goods that China exports to Russia, and accuses Russia of making normal trade between China and Russia profitable and used on the battlefield.
If Putin can make a successful visit to China, it will be an important move to demonstrate the cooperative relationship between the two sides and help resist pressure from the United States.
Putin's first foreign trip in the new term shows the importance he attaches to China and shows that Sino-Russian cooperation will not be weakened by US pressure.
Next, the market will pay close attention to whether the US will publish the sanctions list again, and whether future sanctions will include China's financial sector, such as commercial banks.
If sanctions include commercial banks, which are likely to have a significant impact on the international financial order, China will inevitably take reciprocal countermeasures.
It is worth noting that before Putin's departure, Russia also plans to strengthen energy cooperation between China and Russia.
According to Russian media reports, Russia intends to build a new gas pipeline to China, which is expected to pass through Kazakhstan and deliver up to 35 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China per year.
This plan has been confirmed by the Kazakh ambassador to Russia Abayev, although the specific details of construction and gas prices have not yet been finalized.
It is foreseeable that if the plan can be successfully implemented, energy cooperation between China and Russia will be further strengthened.
This is not only a major expansion of Russia in the energy sector, but also a major adjustment of the current international energy market landscape, especially against the backdrop of tight global energy supplies.
Despite the fact that the United States is trying to hinder cooperation between China and Russia by various means, these efforts have not achieved the desired results from the current situation. On the contrary, China and Russia have strengthened their determination to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Today, China needs more international support in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, and in addition to Russia, China has recently maintained close contacts with ASEAN countries.
Zhang Hanhui, mainland ambassador to Russia, said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, and the two sides will take this opportunity to fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and promote practical cooperation in various fields. As major countries with world influence, China and Russia shoulder important responsibilities for human development and progress.
China is ready to work with Russia to strengthen cooperation in multilateral strategic coordination such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, jointly promote the reform of the global governance system, and play a strong leading role in building a community with a shared future for mankind.
On the Ukraine issue, China has always upheld an objective and fair position, always stood on the side of peace and dialogue, and actively promoted peace talks.
For a long time, China and Russia have maintained a high level of political mutual trust and always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. The two countries share common interests and positions on safeguarding national sovereignty and security.
The two sides have cooperated closely on major international and regional issues and jointly safeguarded the international order and regional stability.
Therefore, Putin's first visit to China in the new term of office has further consolidated Sino-Russian relations and demonstrated the close ties and willingness of the two sides to cooperate in the political, economic, and security fields.
This will further promote the in-depth development of bilateral relations, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and make greater contributions to world peace and stability.
In addition, according to CCTV News, in order to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russia held a grand military parade on Red Square in Moscow on the 9th, and Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the scene and delivered a speech.
In his speech, Putin noted that the West is trying to provoke conflicts and inter-ethnic hostility on a global scale and contain sovereign centers of development.
He stressed that Russia will take all necessary measures and will never allow a global conflict to occur and will not allow anyone to threaten Russia's security. Russia's strategic forces are always on high alert.