China recently affirmed its intention to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia to establish a “new type of international relationship” and other shared goals.
Political analysts interpret this as a public notice from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that China and Russia stand united against the Western democratic camp led by the United States.
According to an April 19 statement on the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website, China’s Foreign Vice Minister Le Yucheng met with Russian Ambassador Andrey Denisov on April 18 and told him that, regardless of the international situation, the CCP will “as always” strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia, safeguard the “common interests” of both parties, and promote the construction of a “new type of international relations” and a “community with a shared future for mankind.”
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