Many political pundits in the world, even in the Philippines, are making a big deal out of the fact that Russia President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing a couple of days after US President Donald Trump ended his state visit to China.
What makes China, or President Xi Jinping so important that Trump and Putin would make a back-to-back state visit? Don’t tell me it’s just to renew diplomatic and economic ties, which is the official explanation.
Obviously, Xi huddled in separate bilateral talks with both leaders, with the agenda filled with current and important global concerns.
While meeting with Putin, President Xi noted that the situation of the Gulf region in the Middle East is at a critical juncture between war and peace, and all hostilities must end immediately. He pointed out that renewed fighting should be avoided, and most importantly, negotiations should continue. An early end to the conflict will ease disruptions to the stability of energy supply, the functioning of industrial and supply chains and the international trade order, he said.
"As permanent members of the UN Security Council and important major countries in the world, China and Russia should take a strategic and long-term perspective, drive the development and revitalization of our respective countries through comprehensive strategic coordination of even higher quality, and work to make the global governance system more just and reasonable," he said.
Putin stressed that relations between Russia and China play a stabilizing role in global affairs, and interactions between Moscow and Beijing are especially important amid worldwide crises.
A high point in the visit is the issuance of a joint statement on promoting a multipolar world and a new type of international relations.
At a time when the existing international system and mechanisms are facing disruptive pressures, the two heads of state sent a clear message of stability and injected constructive momentum into the international community, said Zhao Long, deputy director of the Institute for International Strategic and Security Studies in Shanghai.
The China-Russia leaders' meeting further highlights the rise of a modern multipolar world, which has become a new normal in international relations, Zhang Hong said. Against this backdrop, major countries need to strengthen communication and handle international affairs through dialogue and consultation, in order to reduce misjudgment and risks, help address regional crises, and contribute to better global governance, Zhang said.
During Putin’s 25th trip to China, the two leaders held talks, attended a signing ceremony for 20 cooperation documents, jointly met the press, and signed a joint statement on enhancing comprehensive strategic coordination and deepening good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation.
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