Despite European dissatisfaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia, the Chinese state’s position is unlikely to change due to this. They see very well that the EU has not been as autonomous as it used to be. This view was expressed by Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov.
“Yes, China needs Europe as a trade and economic partner. But the current crisis has shown it to be unreliable even in this capacity, which is limited to the economy, because it is ready to cut profitable established ties for the sake of a unified position with the United States, which is in conflict with China. Simply put, it is difficult to trust Europe, ”says Pushkov. life.ru.
For this reason, the senator noted that Europe’s political unreliability undermines its value in cooperation prospects. Pushkov pointed out that European countries are ready to sacrifice their economic partnership relations for the common policy of the West.