Ejaz Khan
China and Russia have decided to strengthen their economies, bilateral cooperation, and mutual interests. Both Russia and China have different ideas and slogans to attract foreign relations. They were not comfortable with each other in the past. Russia had its own ideology to rule the world and protect its alliance in Central Asia. The Chinese wants to engage the world through his concept and initiative of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Xi Jinping has a vision of long-term sustainable development projects and handling matters in a peaceful environment. They are neighbours and have a 2,600-mile-long shared border. They settled their border conflict peacefully in 2008. Military and economic relations are increasing gradually day-to-day. They conducted joint military exercises and drills. Relations have been improved and strengthened to some extent.
Furthermore, they faced crises over multiple problems, including communist doctrine and border insecurity. Consequently, they resolved their border issues and complications. After all this, they are building alliances with foreign countries and strong socio-economic ties. Some strategic experts claimed that they are enhancing economic trade and military power due to the common rivalry of the United States of America.
Moreover, the sanctions had been imposed on Russia by western powers, and Moscow turned the table to central and south Asia. Moscow is trying to establish new international institutions and world order like (BRICS) Brazil, India, South Africa, and Shanghai cooperation. Xi Jinping and Putin met on various occasions and appreciated each other. Jinping called him my colleague, and that gesture led to a close relationship. He appreciated the Chinese president’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which clearly shows the ideology of the Chinese.
In addition, there is no formal agreement or alliance between China and Russia, and they don’t agree to follow the set rules and regulations. And the upgraded version of the strategic partnership can be harmful for Washington. The USA and Europe can take protective measures to limit the strategic alliance of China and Russia. President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that their partnership has “no limits” and agreed to build cooperation on various aspects. Jinping and Vladimir met on forty-two different occasions and praised each other. The Russian President called his Chinese counterpart a “dear friend.“ And they are concentrating on international institutions to surge the power of the USA and global influence of America. In recent developments, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates joined the BRICS group officially.
Last but not least, China has a single political party system, which is the Chinese Communist Party, and they want to lead the country with single-handed power. They have some similarities with the Russian structure of the political system. Russia has a multiparty system, and the dominant party in the country is Putin’s United Russia. Xi avoids conflicts in the region and competes with the world with the help of BRI. He tackles foreign relations carefully and doesn’t want to open up the front directly.
China and Russia are permanent members and have veto power in the United Nations Security Council. They don’t use veto power against each other. They are neighbours and strengthen their economies through bilateral cooperation, international community alliances, and military power. China and Russian relations are introducing new trends in the world order. The world order can be changed with news blocks.
The writer is a Peace and Conflict journalist. He can be reached at [email protected]
