Defense ministers announced that China and Russia will strengthen military ties. Video conference talks premiered Dong FunHe was appointed just a month before his predecessor was dismissed. Diplomatic traditions give special value to the first meeting, and Moscow’s choice underlines their strengthened harmony.
Dong asked. Sergei Shoigu, Russian ministerBoth countries are “expanding their cooperation and elevating military relations to a higher level to play a greater role in global security and stability,” according to the minutes provided by the official Chinese media. His interlocutor added that relations between both Armies were expanding “in all directions” and noted: Successful sea, air and land combat maneuvers “of varying degrees of complexity.” Both Armies conducted drills Sea of Japan and last month South Korea was forced to send in fighters when the Chinese and Russians entered its air defense zone.
Shoigu also clarified that Beijing and Moscow are not targeting any country and that they lack a military alliance. “Unlike some Western countries, we do not form a military bloc,” he said. These are the details that usually come. BeijingI worry about the repercussions on him. global reputation It is a country that favors rapprochement with Moscow and whose statements after bilateral summits have been less enthusiastic. Both ministers agreed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their relations this year and describe current relations as “the best in history”.
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Speech confirms China will continue to bid diplomatic scope To Moscow. Their relations have been examined with renewed interest by the West since the invasion of Ukraine. In that statement Beijing Chinese and Russian presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin established “unlimited cooperation” just days before the tanks crossed the border, seeming to signal that Beijing would enter the conflict. This did not happen, although Washington several times announced that this was imminent, but the West continues to regularly warn China not to send weapons to Russia.
HE defense minister in chinaUnlike the rest of the world, it lacks the political leadership functions that fall to the party. This is a protocol fee He is responsible for representing the People’s Liberation Army and dealing with the press and its international counterparts. His statements reveal the attitudes of political elites on military issues. One of Dong’s most important and sensitive tasks will be to normalize relations with the country’s military leaders. washington Following its resumption in December. The presence of ships and aircraft from both countries Strait of Formosa And South China Sea a growing one risk factor.
dong relax Li ShangfuOne of the shortest-lived ministers in Chinese history. He had been on duty for only a few months when he disappeared from the scene in August, amid an investigation into corruption in the military establishment. He was dismissed in October, and Dong was appointed two months later. It is foreseeable that he will also be expelled from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the upcoming third plenary session. Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the Army’s supreme commander Li Yuchao will also suffer the same fate.