Beijing (EFE).- The Chinese Army is “ready to increase cooperation and communication” with the Russian armed forces, according to a military spokesman for the Asian country.
“The Chinese armed forces are willing to work with the Russian ones to continue strengthening their strategic communication and coordination,” Chinese Army spokesman Tan Kefei said at a press conference, quoted by a statement from the Ministry of Defense in his official Twitter account. Wechat.
He also assured that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA, Chinese Army) is prepared to “regularly organize joint sea and air patrols” and to “strengthen exchanges and cooperation” with the Russian forces.
Tan noted that “the friendship between China and Russia has been strong for a long time” and that the bilateral relationship “does not seek confrontation” or “targets third parties.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow this month, where he met his Russian counterpart shortly after China presented a document outlining its proposal for peace in the Ukraine conflict.
Beijing described the trip as “an important visit between two great neighbors and a visit not only for cooperation but also for peace.”
China’s position in Ukraine “determinant” in the relationship with the EU
The President of the European Commission has warned today that the EU’s relations with China will depend on Beijing’s position in Ukraine.
In a speech at the European Policy Centre, Ursula Von der Leyen has assured that it is “of vital importance” for the European Union to “guarantee diplomatic stability” and maintain “an open line of communication with China”.
“Nothing is inevitable in geopolitics. China is a fascinating and complex mix of history, progress, and challenges. And it will define this century. But our story about how we engage with China is not yet fully written and it doesn’t have to be defensive,” she noted.
The President of the European Commission thus outlined her vision of how the relationship between the EU and the Asian giant should be, a few days before her visit to China next week, along with French President Emmanuel Macron.
And it is that China represents 9% of exports of goods from the EU and more than 20% of imports, according to the German policy.
He has also pointed out that there are “some areas” in which trade and investment with the Asian giant pose a “risk” to the economy and national security of the EU “particularly in the context of China’s explicit merger of its sectors military and commercial.
For this reason, he insisted on the need to make the European economy and industry “more competitive and resilient”.