it's. very laws continue to discriminate against migrants women and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender individuals. it may just be that that that cutter is trying to give some press freedom to al-jazeera it may just be that simple but it certainly is raising a lot of eyebrows while they are state state oh and i believe they do care about making a profit and trying to discuss news that appeals to their particular audience and so if the english language version is trying to you know in some way pander or or just broaden its market for business purposes that's one thing

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question the china trade is booming and is believed to be at its highest level ever so how washington's tensions with moscow really post russia and china into each other's arms i talk about this and other things with ambassador of china to russia . the united states has started a direct confrontation with its longtime challenger china exchanging tariffs on goods and using diplomacy to keep its competitors economy and trading ambitions in check but with the 2 largest economies entering into a standoff are will the rest of the world cope with the ripple effect the crumbling relations of the 2 superpowers lead to something a lot worse than just taxes. good afternoon your excellent see where we'd really happy to have you on our program today yes there are lots to discuss so let's get started so speaking that the belgian wrote form in china the presidency said that russia and china face similar challenges and you know that they should develop and

coordination tory comes challenges that side is china is developing at a far greater pace compared to russia that is there was so in your view how could bush and china coordinate or synchronize their of development. yes this is an interesting question. i am ready to answer as you know in may 2015. been our president as a one built one road initiative we agree with the contempt it was followed by a very. active response from all the countries involved. with that i mean i think it makes sense. because the built and the road initiative for this new opportunities not only for china but for other countries in our

region as well it is a chance to enhance our economic and trade cooperation but mostly to see the belt. man's horizons for our own economic development you are right we will be facing common challenges in the future. but i think that name challenge but it is whether we are able to strengthen and develop our economy now and in order to do that. all the countries in our region should work closely together. it is very important belton road. with the economic union will give us a chance to develop our economies together. the recent years we have seen significant improvements in the russian economy for us

that would be including trade and other sectors. infrastructure which has been one of the most successful areas in russia. we are very surprised to see that growth. road will be. when you platform for successful integration or the eurasian economic union you're probably taking our economic cooperation to the next level. that will. let me ask you about russia china relations especially about the economic aspect you said that our 2 hunters are growing ever closer relations are getting stronger and that both economies are on the rise and putin and presidency have met many times presidency hasn't called mr putin his best friend however over the 1st half of 28 teams and chinese investment into russia to crease by 24 percent today the same time china is investing quite

a lot you know worldwide which makes russians wonder why is china investing less and less into russia is it actually growing the let's couple from russia. as you know but our leaders agreed that china and russia will develop their cooperation in various areas including economy and trade. and it is very important to push forward your economic cooperation and investments . but i can say that in recent years. china has been investing in the world actually more and more. have the exact right now but i can tell you that it's quite a significant increase. sometimes the economy follows

its own legs you know just said that in the 1st half of 2018. down much a little bit and most likely there is another explanation for that for you this. for example a very important political event. took place in china last year. china's national people's congress if you put it in the 2nd half of the here investments went up and so are enthusiastic about our relations with russia continues to grow and grow significantly and i think that there are objective reasons for the slight drop in investments that we have. because in the 1st half of 2018. our agenda the

ministers have their own very tight and busy schedule the there are however making plans for further development of our operation that needs in different areas including economy water and investments. the shooter is also the issue of sanctions imposed on russia by the west who are technically china is not involved in the sanctions but we have heard about cases when gen is beings have been either unable or unwilling to perform transactions for their russian clients and russian companies so even those that are not under sanctions list so my question is technically china is not in favor or sanctions but like it or not it has to obey these rules but you need. sanctions so it's very unpleasant and the nasty word as you may

know china is strongly against sanctions being imposed on any country. that i mean our added she worked towards sanctions against russia which is clear and unambiguous with the chinese leadership is hugh none of us in how they approach this situation. yes for individuals for example bankers by yeah i think that at the same time sanctions are a reality. every country regarding that needs to think of how it can better regulate its. work with sanctions in place. to achieve progress in economic cooperation anyway and making it ever more fruitful. and then official. the

chinese regulators do not know all the specifics. related to the operations of this or that's because that's particular blank. they cannot be sure what we've got every single individual. is like. they still have to regulate the work of the banking sector under the not real life conditions that we have right now and they need time for this done so or this is our approach to developing trade and economic relations to russia in any case the russian relations obvious are growing stronger and any other approach would be impossible but you know about the more. i would like to get back for a moment to the initiative they report about the prospects of this project which

has a mountain road is an open and inclusive platform and that it's not some sort of an exclusive china club include which in turn backs to questions that could which he were pain countries specifically china planning to invite into the belt and road initiatives which is pillage but in place which. you are right to say that one build one road is not exclusively a chinese initiative per se so i think it also affects china's neighbors like russia and it also affects the regions that neighbor china but it also goes beyond that even africa and it affects some european countries as well potentially and are the 6 years since the launch of the bells and road initiative with the corporation has brought very impressive results which have by far surpassed all expectations and have built in road initiative has become one of the most

interesting little public products with a very broad coverage around the world all free trade. benefits to the nations located along the belton groomed initiative area made communication easier and it helped establish contacts between people along the route many new cultural projects and facilities you have emerged from the regions affected by the one built on road initiative helping raise the living standards through the local populations and just recently actually italy has officially joined the built in road initiative inviting more european states for cooperation and. multiple documents signed by italy and china were published more and more european countries started to realize that the agreement actually complies with the european standards and their interests in this project has been growing ever since chinese position has

not changed and its approach to the belt and road initiative has been consistent the project is open for everyone we welcome all countries including european states to join china in this endeavor and work together to make sure that the results of our joint efforts. bringing more benefits to the population of participating countries are you boys in your boots. when we come back we'll continue talking to china's ambassador to russia stay with us. it. seemed wrong. just all. to get to shape

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was. i was the i was. a while back when china's ambassador to russia but in bus home of us press your excellency let me ask you about the trade war between china and the united states

there are 2 countries tried to create on a set of conditions would benefit both of them always wished it seemed as if they were close to signing an agreement but as of now not only is there no agreement but the u.s. has imposed even heavier tariffs on china and that's 2 way it is today so hard are there's new terrorists affecting china's economy. as you know in recent years the chinese economy has being moving along its own. development. and i probably have vast markets of our own internal markets as well. mystics consumer demand for chinese made products which is huge. and of course china has been

developing close cooperation with the outer world war 2 as well as you why ever since the policy of reform and opening up. has been started. it's not just the outer world. rely on we have our own internal strength as well higher tariffs and uses affects china in a negative way surely good news but they are damaging for those who impose it as well. what we all know that should this conflict escalates to an all out trade war it would be disastrous for the entire world bigger economies are so intertwined that the consequences would ripple across the globe and factoring at the very last the americans themselves 1st thing that comes to my mind is inflation and the rate of inflation is going to rise in the united states that does this mean

that china as well has leverage over the united states. as you surely know. has been under way in recent years. of course this process is especially an active right now no country is able to develop its economy. without cooperation with other countries if one country starts a war against another one not. it always inflicts big losses upon itself damages itself is always like that i would you try and it has always supported equality fair and mutually beneficial grappa ration with other countries i would believe it should be a 2 way street though china has its advantages and its partners have their own advantages should be complementarity between them china does not want to fight. the fights over the same time we're not afraid of it china is bold and resolute and is able to defend its legitimate rights and interests. still holding the door open for

the us china trade negotiations if the united states wishes to proceed with them needs to be more sincere principles of cooperation and there are certain red lines for china china will never back down on matters of principle. issues with the chinese hopeful that both sides will be open for compromise in order to achieve a win win trade agreements and mutual respect. and in line with the promises that have been made if they exist and system of cooperation is irrevocably damaged it will be a huge loss for them to me that's what i think. also like to talk about the n.f.l. not long ago but i don't trump has announced his intention to draw from the treat banning any intermediate range nuclear missiles he proposes a new treaty as a replacement which would also include china into russia and the united states

maggie i recently interviewed an official representative of china's national defense ministry who told me china is not now even considering joining such treaty as meaning fish as its nuclear arsenal isn't comparable to those of russia and the united states but still if china were offered to outline its own conditions for an agreement to replace dan after what would those conditions. i can say that this treaty signed. very very long time ago by 2 countries the u.s.s.r. and the united states of america this means that these 2 countries must observe this treaty and as for china as far as i understand we are not a party and these are the streets and this is bilateral but the treaty was not a multilateral one. and china is strongly in favor in preserving it many countries around the world strongly opposed the unilateral withdrawal

by the united states from this treaty but as far as china is concerned we have nothing to do with this treaty we are however feel it is paramount for the parties to maintain a i.n.f. treaty as part of the system which was established a long time ago to make up what is up north up north. i just wish you'd let me ask you a question about why a way the united states is planning to blacklist a chance company i want china is it going to retaliate in any way could it for example kick apple out of the country and on me. regarding 2 you who are they are monsters i have already said that the government of china is going to take all the necessary measures to protect our companies legitimate rights and interests as for foreign companies or you know china as long as they operate

legally. means in full compliance with the chinese laws they have nothing to worry about. but i would like to stress the trade and economic relations between your interests must be based on the principles of equality that the which old benefit we pray and mutual respect by the cheeky. to thank china has recently claimed to be and near arctic state even though it has no border with the arctic what exactly does china mean when it card itself a new arctic state the same logic wouldn't all countries of the world be near arctic states collected scheme. china is an important actor in the arctic and we would and has long been involved in the arctic affairs in 1925 china joined us fall by our treaty and officially started participating in arctic affairs and since then

china has been constantly ramping up its research activity accumulating experience increasing its involvement in facilitating cooperation with other countries. china has been developing an integrated scientific system for monitoring oceanic atmospheric biological and geological processes in the arctic being an important member of the international community china actively participate in creating and regulations regarding the arctic and of course china has launched the belgian road initiative to build the so-called. road together with others to create new opportunities for cooperation and seeing transportation communication and to promote sustainable social and economic development of the arctic region which china and russia share common interests in the arctic and our advantages complement

each other. in the arctic is becoming a new landmark in the collaboration between our 2 nations we have been working together to develop the amal energy project and these joint efforts prove to be very efficient as they can serve as a role model of win win cooperation between china and russia. so countries have many other joint research projects we hope that the relations between our countries . will grow even deeper and we will continue our strategic cooperation and partnership in the arctic so. we cut the. like you said china has been interested in the arctic for a long time and since 2015 china has invested $90000000000.00 in the arctic region russia and china are developing new sea routes new shipping routes in the arctic and at the same time the united states is worried that china's growing involvement in the arctic may result in chinese military bases popping up in the region are

these concerns justifying. the problem at the. allegations. have any base but these concerns are not justified we are willing to participate in the development of the arctic region. ramp up our economic engagement with other countries but our involvement is limited to economy and trade and to cooperation with certain countries in trade the concerns that are voiced by our american partners are completely unjustified. thank you very much your excellent save for this interview and i wish you all the best of luck thank you very much.

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