Ambassador to China: Understand China, you will not predict Russian -China relations 20 years later

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] "China has seen the historical root and background of the Ukrainian issue." The Russian "News" published an interview with the Russian Ambassador to China Jenisov on the 11th. During the interview, Jenisov talked about how China views the Ukrainian issue, why Russia and China do not need military alliances, and whether the Western sanctions against Russia and the second -level sanctions on Chinese companies affect Russia -China trade.

Andre Jenisov (data map)

The interview first asked how Jenisov looked at China's position in Russia and Ukraine. Jenisov pointed out that China's position is not formed now, but formed as early as 2014. At that time, some people said that China first saw the historical root of the Ukrainian issue, and the second time the political background of the Ukraine issue was seen. Jenisov said that China's position has not changed in principle. It just clearly defines the role of NATO and Western camps in it, pointing out that Western Group refuses Russia's requirements in ensuring its safety. Jenisov said that the West did blame China's position, but the West did not represent the entire world. In the interview, he quoted an unforgettable saying in the Chinese critics: "If you become a chess piece in the United States, then you will inevitably become a cannon fodder." He said that the United States and its Western allies are actively armed Ukraine to exacerbate the crisis, which exacerbates the crisis, and exacerbates the crisis. Delaying the crisis, the end of the Ukrainian people.

When talking about the joint threat of NATO, when China and Russia would establish a military alliance, Jenisov said: "We do not have such an alliance, I can’t see the prerequisite for establishing such an alliance. China is very close, but it is not that we have some obligation to each other, but because our interests are objectively consistent. The reason why our interests are consistent because the West is imposed to us and we must fight against us. Chinese partners have long been for a long time. It has always been refused to confront the United States, and now uses all opportunities to say that China and the United States need to return to normal relations structure and return to normal trade and political exchanges. We are also talking about the same thing as the United States, but our situation is much more complicated. "Jenisov also mentioned," The United States and China have launched various unfair competition, hoping to slow down and even prevent China's development. This gives people a feeling that the West ignored China's scientific and technological breakthroughs and scientific and technological progress. Try to prevent China's development with an inadvertent way. "

The "News" also asked Jenisov how to view China ’s opposition to Western sanctions many times, but at the same time, Chinese partners have always been very careful to avoid being subject to secondary sanctions in the United States. In this regard, Jenisov expressed his understanding. He quoted a set of trade figures that Russia's trade with China last year was $ 147 billion, while China and the United States plus Sino -US trade was about 1.5 trillion US dollars, which was equivalent to 10 times the trade between China and Russia. "Therefore, it is natural for China to protect its economic benefits." He also said that Russia and China have a special trade structure, and its significance to the economy of the two countries is no longer limited to pure figures. For example, in the field of energy, Russia and China have formed an energy alliance, including not only oil and gas supply, but also the processing, storage and electrical development of petroleum and natural gas. "Therefore, the threat of Western sanctions and secondary measures has little impact on our trade," Jenisov said.

After being asked about 20 years, when China became more economical and military, what would Russia and China relations, Jenisov said he would not predict this topic. He acknowledged that there is always such concerns in Russia that Russia does have a gap with China in terms of economic level and population. He believes that he does not see factors that will seriously affect Russian -China relations. (Liu Yupeng)

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