Beijing is well aware that Europe’s degree of autonomy from Washington has shrunk considerably in recent years, the head of the Federation Council’s Commission on Security Policy noted in his speech. information and interaction with the media. telegram channel .
According to Pushkov, China needs European countries as a trade and economic partner. However, the current crisis has shown that even in this capacity, limited by the economy, Europe is not reliable, since it is ready to cut the profitable established links in the name of a unified position with the United States. States, whose conflict with China is a matter of time.
Moreover, there are constant calls in Europe to reduce relations with Beijing and contain them. In strategic terms, Europe’s value as an economic partner of the PRC is undermined by its political unreliability and willingness to sacrifice economic relations for common Western policy, the senator noted.
Russia, in terms of objective and subjective parameters, has all the basic characteristics of a strategic partner and a geopolitical ally for China, just like China for Russia, Pushkov concluded.
Alexei Pushkov has previously said that the West’s intimidating warnings about rapprochement with Moscow had no significant impact on Beijing. The senator recalled Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s words that “the more turbulent the world becomes, the more stable the development of Sino-Russian relations should be.”
