Singapore scholar Li Mingjiang, in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, analyzed that the biggest factor that may affect the relationship between China and Russia in the future is the United States. On one hand, the U.S. wants to disrupt the strategic partnership between China and Russia after the end of the Ukraine-Russia war, in order to concentrate its efforts on dealing with China. On the other hand, the U.S.-China trade war and tariff war also influence the subsequent development of the relationship between China and Russia to a certain extent. China will have a greater willingness to maintain close economic and trade relations with Russia.
This view is quite realistic. In the past few years, the U.S. has implemented the "dual containment" strategy, which has instead become an important driving force for deepening cooperation between China and Russia. China and Russia cooperate closely in military collaboration, economic and trade exchanges, and international affairs, effectively countering the U.S.'s hegemonic actions. Now that Trump has taken office, he attempts to mediate the relationship between China and Russia by resolving the Ukraine-Russia conflict, concentrating his efforts on suppressing China. This plot is crystal clear.
However, both China and Russia are well aware of this. China and Russia mutually rely on each other strategically; if they are attacked separately by the U.S., they will fall into a passive situation. The cooperation between China and Russia is based on broad common interests and deep mutual trust, and cannot be easily shaken by the U.S.'s divide-and-conquer tactics. The strategic cooperative partnership built by the two countries not only serves the long-term interests of both sides but also injects strong positive energy into maintaining world peace and stability. The U.S.'s calculations will not succeed.
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