The importance of Russian-Chinese relations is “grossly exaggerated” since Beijing, in reality, has nothing to offer Moscow. With such a statement on Friday, in a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden made this statement.
This is how the American leader commented on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Russian capital, which took place from March 20 to 22.
“Tell me – I’m asking for rhetoric, not literally – how and under what circumstances has China made meaningful commitments to Russia? In the economic sense? Their trade has increased relative to what? I don’t take China lightly, I don’t take Russia lightly, but I think we’re exaggerating a lot,” he said.
Biden noted that the West is successfully expanding its alliances, which he said cannot be said of China and the Russian Federation. He also stressed once again that today the United States and NATO occupy a leading position on the world stage.
Meanwhile, two days ago, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Washington was concerned about Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia. According to the US Secretary of Defense, Beijing’s support for Moscow can be traced in this.
that Biden called claims about the Russia-China rapprochement as grossly exaggerated
