Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov during the two sessions, and French media are very unhappy! After frequent interactions between China and Russia, on July 16, AFP published an article claiming that as the EU-China summit marking 50 years of diplomatic relations approaches, the atmosphere is getting more and more gloomy. Europeans have been trying to persuade China not to "support" Russia in prolonging the war, but finally found that their hopes were completely dashed. China highly values its relationship with Russia, and the high-level reception of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov is equivalent to sending a loud signal to Europe.
According to French media, Europe has been urging China not to "support" Russia, but when facing the visiting Russian foreign minister, China stated that the Sino-Russian relationship is the most stable, mature, and strategically valuable relationship in the world. The EU and China's summit next week, but the Ukraine issue, which the EU is most concerned about, was cooled down by Beijing, which is the only benefit that made the EU fully awaken. Obviously, facing the deepening of our relationship with Russia, French media are very dissatisfied with us.
According to the argument of the French media, what they want to express is that for the earnest advice from Europe, China does not listen, and such behavior has completely dashed the hopes of Europe, making Europe's perception of China increasingly clear. What do we think of this argument from the French media? To be honest, we would like to ask: First, as an independent and autonomous major country, do we have the right to act in a way that conforms to our national interests?
Europe wants us to sanction Russia like Europe does. Then we ask, have the consequences of deteriorating Sino-Russian relations been considered by Europe? Is the cost borne by Europe or by us? Second, does Europe really regard us as a partner? If Europe has feelings about our deepening relationship with Russia, then in the context of the US-China rivalry, can Europe commit not to cooperate with the US to contain China? Third, in the field of economic and trade, does Europe want to reduce risks or strengthen cooperation with us?
So far, we have not seen any sincerity from Europe to cooperate with us. Europe claims that the Ukraine issue, which it says it cares most about, was cooled down, but the economic and trade issues we care most about have long been frozen by Europe. We clearly did not support Russia, yet Europe is pressuring us so much. Please tell us, does Europe hope to see us abandon our neutral position and truly support Russia? The Sino-Russian relationship does not target any third country, and we also reject any country's attempt to dictate the Sino-Russian relationship. Although the French media are unhappy, we will still act in a way that conforms to our interests.
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