that's because russia needs china after the west test distance itself from moscow. russia might be optimistic last year. trade with china reached a record $147000000000.00. it's set to reach $250000000000.00 soon. that's 40 percent more than current trade volume between russia and the u. currently, russia is china, 2nd biggest oil supplier providing over 15 percent of its imports. the country also covers 5 percent of china's demand for natural gas. meanwhile, the food trade has been growing fast. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia last year. it added beef to the import list, and just last week, wheat, china is also a huge buyer of timber from russia's far east with imports worth over 4000000000 dollars last year. asked for trade in the other direction. china cells, machinery, mobile phones, cars and consumer products to russia with exports up 34 percent last year. china is also russia largest foreign investor having issued at least $125000000000.00 worth of loans for infrastructure projects that are largely tied to china's belt and road initiative. as russia counts on ch

that's because russia needs china after the west test distance itself from moscow. russia might be optimistic last year. trade with china reached a record $147000000000.00. it's set to reach $250000000000.00 soon. that's 40 percent more than current trade volume between russia and the u. currently, russia is china, 2nd biggest oil supplier providing over 15 percent of its imports. the country also covers 5 percent of china's demand for natural gas. meanwhile, the food trade has been growing fast. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia last year. it added beef to the import list, and just last week, wheat, china is also a huge buyer of timber from russia's far east, with imports worth over 4000000000 dollars last year. asked for trade in the other direction. china sells machinery, mobile phones, cars and consumer products to russia with exports up 34 percent last year. china is also rush us largest foreign investor having issued at least $125000000000.00 worth of loans for infrastructure projects that are largely tied to china's belt and road initiative. as russia counts on c

could china actually help and russia's invasion of ukraine? his something that is within the realm of possibility? teresa: after all, today is day 19. we have not seen china actually condemn russia's invasion of ukraine at all, so i think that has high representative joseph of the european union had reached out and said that china was the only country that could possibly do some mediation. i have not seen it moves on china's part. but of course, everyone wants a diplomatic and to this disaster, but i think what is more telling is what happened on february 4 with the joint agreement that was signed by president xi jinping which declared their relationship as beyond limits. so some analysts have seen this as a nonaggression pact. shortly after that, vladimir putin was able to move his troops from russia's far east to ukraine. so he could not have done that without the tacit support of china. so china is walking a tight rope in all of this. it has economic interests with the west, big markets in europe and the u.s.. at the same time it has this ar

that's because russia needs china after the west test distance itself from moscow. russia might be optimistic last year. trade with china reached a record $147000000000.00. it's set to reach $250000000000.00 soon. that's 40 percent more than current trade volume between russia and the u. currently, russia is china, 2nd biggest oil supplier providing over 15 percent of its imports. the country also covers 5 percent of china's demand for natural gas. meanwhile, the food trade has been growing fast. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia last year. it added beef to the import list, and just last week, wheat, china is also a huge buyer of timber from russia's far east, with imports worth over 4000000000 dollars last year. asked for trade in the other direction. china sells machinery, mobile phones, cars and consumer products to russia with exports up 34 percent last year. china is also russia largest foreign investor having issued at least $125000000000.00 worth of loans for infrastructure projects that are largely tied to china's belt and road initiative. as russia counts on ch

but know, china and russia have a strategic partnership. and yes, it doesn't mean that china always 100 percent agrees with russian everything. but they understand that they have a mutual adversary, which is united states and china has repeatedly throughout not not just this conflict over ukraine, but for many years now has called for abandoning the cold war mentality. constantly . we hear from the chinese foreign minister when ye and other top diplomats, they constantly repeat that phrase, abandoned the cold war mentality. but unfortunately what we see from washington and also brussels is they keep pushing for new cold war. and not only are they pushing for a new cold war, they're actually accelerating the hot war right now. and ukraine by sending more happens to ukraine. the you is now sending warplanes to ukraine, so they really are, you know, we were talking about this narrative a few weeks ago of the us in the european union trying to fight until the last ukranian. well, it really looks like they're, they're trying to fight to the last

absolutely, i mean, the dependence of russia on china is going to significantly increase of falling the most severe sanctions being introduced by the west. and in fact, this is so stricken in medical relationship in which russia east, the junior partner, china, of course, has a great power. ambitious is preparing for systemic competition with washington. and in this relationship bar, russia is kind of a, in indecent language. however, i would like to also point to the reality dead, even as being a junior partner wrote, russia could create a lot of, travels a lot of problems for the european powers. in fact, what this is doing right now and around trying not just, you know, waging a war against or infantry, but also trying to a shape the yoke insecurity, architecture, galena tracker of our director of the austrian institute for european and security policy in vienna. thank you. so much for joining us. thank you very much. that was the day as ever the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter. i did of units. i'm clear. richardson in berlin, thank you so much for joining us

but know, china and russia have a strategic partnership. and yes, it doesn't mean that china always 100 percent agree with russian everything. but they understand that they have a mutual adversary, which is the united states and china has repeatedly throughout, not not just this conflict over ukraine, but for many years now has called for abandoning the cold war mentality. constantly . we hear from the chinese foreign minister when ye and other top diplomats, they constantly repeat that phrase, abandon the cold war mentality. but unfortunately what we see from washington and also brussels is they keep pushing for new cold war. and not only are they pushing for a new cold war, they're actually accelerating the hot war right now. and ukraine by sending more weapons to ukraine. the u is now sending warplanes to ukraine, so they really are, you know, we were talking about this narrative a few weeks ago of the u. s. in the european union trying to fight until the last ukranian. well, it really looks like they're, they're trying to fight to the la

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china abstained on two un votes to condemn russia's invasion. t all countries' sovereigntyl and territorial integrity should be respected and the international. disputes should be resolved peacefully in accordance - with the purposes and principles of the un charter. _ china has said it supports ukraine's sovereignty. and speaking last week, cia director williamj burns said he thought "the chinese leadership are a little bit unsettled by what they're seeing in ukraine." this us analyst agrees. china is very worried that this has developed in a way that it had not anticipated and china is not prepared for and china is being criticised as an enabler of the conflict. and is really seen as having gotten very, very close to russia. and i think that china will pay costs if it continues to lean so heavily toward moscow. russia hopes china's position will change. here'sjenny hill. moscow is rather hoping that it will have 90 _ moscow is rather hoping that it will have 90 support, particularly economically. over the weekend we heard _ economically. over t

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burrell has stated that quote, one of the bad consequences of what's happening is that we can push russia to china . is this ongoing global division on sanctions? a genuine opportunity for russia and china to strengthen relations willis. keep in mind that the strengthening of relations between china and russia have 3 fundamental causes. first lead us destabilize central asia, and russia and china had to work together to try to clean up the mess. second, the u. s. d stabilize the middle east, pushing china closer to russian oil. and 3rd, the 2 countries share a long border and need peaceful relations with each other. now, there are other reasons for the countries to be friends, but these 3 points are shared strategic interests that do appear to be deepening. as the u. s. takes a harder line against both countries. but europe has a major concern here because it's resisted us anti china positions in many respects . and it's got a lot at stake in terms of trade with china. now obviously the u. s. would like to change that and the european super fuel fearful that all of this will drive a wedge between

could china actually help in russia's invasion of ukraine? is this something that's within the realm of possibility? well, after all, today is day 19. we haven't seen china actually condemn russia's invasion of ukraine at all. so i think that there as high representative, joseph of the european union, had reached out and said, said that china was the only country that could possibly do some mediation. but i haven't seen too many moves on china's part. but of course, i wouldn't want to diplomatic and to this disaster, but i think that what's more telling is what happened on february 4th with the joint agreement that was signed by putin. and she just in the run up to the olympics, which declared the relationship as you know beyond the limits. so some alice has seen this as a top ribbon trop, non aggression pact. shortly after that hootin was able to move his troops from russia's far east to ukraine, so he couldn't have done that without a support of china. so china is walking a tightrope in all of this. it has economic interest with west big mar

while russia and china work out a common strategy, b, u. s. is seeking to expand its own ties with another asian nation, singapore, the only country in the southeast region to open the condemned russia. eating washington to opt for by natural summit with singapore and said that they propose meeting with other leaders from southeast asia and talking to rachel flattens report. at the start of this year, the white house as a new, hidden in its foreign policy. it was going to concentrate on the east with a strategic focus on establishing the american presence firmly in the in the pacific under president biden. the united states is determined to strengthen our long term position in commitment to the indo pacific. we will focus on every corner of the region from northeast asia and southeast asia, to south asia and oceania, including the pacific islands. well, it has been less than a month since that $900.00 page document was published and it has not been met with a warm. 2 woke up as it seems, that every corner of the region is not keen on having was

china and the u. s. come to an understanding. and what will russia, success, or failure in ukraine mean for global security in the us to come and the global economy? so it's a moment for the 1st one, your question, the province between the us and china, they go there and they will be young. these private, we have just forgotten about those problems because now your grade, he's on the front page of every newspaper. and why is the people's a moment for the will go there? if they are ready, somehow be real, cobbling on the one in the us brand will be on the war july. and then the companies from china, china, exactly the same company, the westernization. so these crisis is be what we call a this trend. these, these actually happening. so it's better to go to one of the stands and to see where the partnership between china, russia is going because it holes, there might be an important federation of the brand of the company where we see to partially the past barrel being chinese once the very much in the making, looking into the war and the u. s. one, whic

china rose to a rec. hi, $147000000000.00. russia is currently the 2nd largest supplier of oil to china, with more than 15 percent of in ports. and russia supplies 5 percent of china's natural gas. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia. beef and wheat are also imported. china is also a large fire of russian timber, with imports worth 4100000000 dollars last year. chinese, russian economic lanes relatively small compared to the kind of things china has with the west or even with the e u, china's economic ties with uses. so it's, i think, $45.00 times that china's tray, which russia china sells machinery, cell phones, cars and consumer goods to russia. last year, exports increased by about a 3rd. russia is an important partner for china. but just one of many. china has strategic partnerships with many countries and doesn't want to jeopardize it's close ties with the west. the real chinese ambition and the shipping is global is not regional. and they have full shipping, does not want a returned to the cold war, with the world being bifurcated into 2 rocks with china and russia on the one s

p, r, for china to be sustaining these ties with russia right now. when civilians are being bombed? well, i think we have to separate public opinion in china from the official position and public opinion of course matters. but what matters more, i think, is the government's position on this. and this has been consistent all along the china has long said that it is on the side of peaceful development. and that, i think a couple of things i would maybe question that it's a month in and russia still is not backed out. if we really understand the causes of this conflict, they're complex, but clearly they are heated disagreements and of course, violent disagreements on both sides of this question. but frankly, china has said that it is an impartial, neutral, and objective participant in this and not taking one side or the other, which i think is the only effect is half to a peaceful solution. larry lawrence called, i'll ask you about this in just a 2nd. whether china is a neutral participant, but i want to get your thoughts 1st on this call between president she and president biden, this

that's because russia needs china after the west test distance itself from moscow. russia might be optimistic last year. trade with china reached a record $147000000000.00. it's set to reach $250000000000.00 soon. that's 40 percent more than current trade volume between russia and the u. currently, russia is china, 2nd biggest oil supplier providing over 15 percent of its imports. the country also covers 5 percent of china's demand for natural gas. meanwhile, the food trade has been growing fast. in 2019 china allowed the import of soybeans from russia last year. it added beef to the import list, and just last week, wheat, china is also a huge buyer of timber from rush us, far east, with imports worth over 4000000000 dollars last year. asked for trade in the other direction. china sells machinery, mobile phones, cars and consumer products to russia, with exports up 34 percent last year. china is also russia's largest foreign investor having issued at least $125000000000.00 worth of loans for infrastructure projects that are largely tied to china's belt and road initiative. as russia counts on

china's relations with russia is not a liability. ally, it is an asset in the international efforts to solve the crisis in a peaceful way. and china is part of the solution. it is not part of the problem. and professor mccoy, can you respond to the siificance of what the chinese ambassador to the united states said? >> of course. he is, again, kind of affirming what president xi said last friday in the meeting with president biden. in essence, that china is not going to rupture its relations with russia, it is not going to apply pressure on russia, it is not going to blame russia, it is not going to call the russian invasion of ukraine an invasion, and it is going to affirm that russia has legitimate security concerns in ukraine that must be met and that china is going to do anything, it will apply its considerable international power and preige to support russia in establishing its security on eastern europe. when i think is going on more broadly is we are saying a sense of extraordinary confidence from moscow and beijing that litera

russia and china signed a quote unquote no limits partnership. old china's feet to the fire by making a very difficult request of them for military equipment or help. absolutely, and that brings me to the sort of speculation that i've seen out there that this really wouldn't be in china's interests to help russia out. interests to help russia out, given that global stability is what china typically wants because it helps keep the global economy stable. well, that's true. we don't want to think that we can judge china's interests better than they can. what we think is their interest may not be what they think what we think is in their interest may not be what they think is in their interest. i guess the big question is did china sign up to this knowingly, that they would partner with somebody who is seemingly as reckless as putin? in other words, did china know they were going to go along for the ride with a full throttle invasion? having this partnership didn't arise overnight, it's been decades in the making. china just can'tjump off at this poin

and especially men in the us, holes that china who have on, on russia. so it is also why china remains on defense. because breast wants to be seen as being direct and we've been trying to stop and then maybe fading because then we'll have a negative impact on implementing time or not like a great that perhaps as only implant over small hours or not major practice like this one andy in beijing, your thoughts about this? well, i'd like lawrence's phrase that the ball was in someone's court, but i would say that the ball was in the u. s. is work for 2 reasons. first, that russia is nowhere near as isolated as the united states or western media would like to make it out to be. first of all, let's look at india who is very clearly said that they're looking to set up a grouping ruble extreme with russia to you trading with russia. look at the opec countries for russia has been a very crucial voice on the un security council pocket. arrive, so i think the efforts to isolate russia really are not going as well as the u. s. is portraying, and this will be doubly i

but that didn't stop indonesia from joining china and voice in support for russia place and the g 20 alliance. noting that it is the premier gathering for economic cooperation, not a political venue. and speaking of china, beijing just confirm that it will be hosting the foreign ministers at nija thailand, the philippines, and me and mars this week. china will also have indepth exchanges of views with all parties on the current, regional and international situation and contribute more positive energy to regional peace and stability and global prosperity and development. so it appears that the increased pressure for the us is actually pushing key countries in se, asia, even closer to the nations. they are being warned to stay away from a policy that is not working out too well for the buying and ministration in washington. rachel blevins or g. i'm growing concerned about gas supplies to u. s. allies in europe, american top diplomat, and then the blinking is visiting the north african countries of morocco. and algeria, in an apparent bid to secure algerian source natural gas, to transit

russia and china signed a quote on quote no limits partnership. d china's feet to the fire by making a very difficult request of them for military equipment or help. absolutely, and that brings me to the sort of speculation that i've seen out there that this really wouldn't be in china's interests to help russia out. given that global stability is what china typically wants because it helps keep the global economy stable.- wants because it helps keep the global economy stable. well, that's true. we global economy stable. well, that's true- we don't _ global economy stable. well, that's true. we don't want _ global economy stable. well, that's true. we don't want to _ global economy stable. well, that's true. we don't want to think- global economy stable. well, that's true. we don't want to think that i global economy stable. well, that's| true. we don't want to think that we canjudge china's true. we don't want to think that we can judge china's interests true. we don't want to think that we canjudge china's interests better than they can. what we

of course, russia had no valid security concerns from ukraine. none. absolutely zero. but china'sence toward through issues dugout bill weir. last, both weeks before the russian invasion of ukraine, the russia, and china, agreed to a new 30 year deal, and which russia would provide oil to china. the fastest growing major economy in the world means his doj killer i get. the massive building of having between our countries's first your health and secondly, to stop buying a biggest purchase. that same day, they produce the international relations announcing a new era. the press, rightfully, zeroed in online saying that there would be no limits to the two countries ask, and no forbidden areas of cooperation. now that divisions of various is being put to the test. so far, china not condemning russia's actions in ukraine. the country, remaining incredibly neutral, while much of the rest of the world has sanctioned, and stop trade with russia, because of its actions. in fact, russia, and china, and maintain deep economic ties. but, the u.s. is trying to draw a land in the sand. it is try

how far will the russia china alliance l will the russia china alliance old though? ia has asked china for military support. beijing has said absolutely not true. this is misinformation, they have said. there is a lot of misinformation around there but i think the alliance you have, the long—term alliance, bearing in mind they work in decades. we work in election cycles just about what to do in the next week, month or in ddf. china and russia, and putin is looking for his legacy. he realises there is no future in the west. he is still angry at the west. he is still angry at the west. he is still angry at the west were being made to be a taxi driver while he was a kgb agent when the berlin wall fell. he doesn't see the future for russia looking west, he wants to pivot it to the east. to do that, he needs to convince his own people and the best way to do that is to go to walk, knowing the sanctions themselves will then hopefully persuade the russian people, look, the west don't like us, it has backfired. those sanctions will see the end of putin, but as i say then there

russia relations. adding china russia will continue to conduct normal economic trade cooperation. might that cooperation soon include military support. >> they think of it as a tight rope walk. from the perspective of most they see beijing as being an active support for moscow. >> both beijing and kremlin deny russia made a request for aid. sources they russia asked china for drones and prepackaged military food kits. and a seven hour meeting monday in rome, china top diplomat told u.s. national security adviser china wants peace. and could serve as a mediator. adding beijing is providing emergency humanitarian aid to ukraine. >> chinese government juggling between several different goals and try to be friends with all parties involved. >> china is already russia's biggest trading partner and likely the only super-power that could help slow russia's economic free fall. about three weeks before the invasion, president xi jinping and vladimir putin announce ds an energy deal totalling $100 billion. including construc

for in these 3 spokesperson brownies side place a high level relations say it has no limits to china, russia, corporation has no limits. our striving for peace has no limits or upholding of security has no limits. our opposition towards hegemony has no limits. china has not joined the sanctions against russia and is the discretion to do so. beijing has with lane the u. s. for the crisis ukraine sees resulting from the west, ignoring russia, security for years. that means to want to lease economic sanctions simply throughout the world trade and don't help resolve companies stating earlier this month. and china relations with russia is one of the most crucial part bilateral relationships in the world. and held friendship between 2 pair asked on your plan, whatever the outcomes of the talks, china and russia will remain reliable off not only diplomatically photos, economically. it talks about beijing buying more russian oil and gas, and about using their national currency for mutual trade. instead, dollars or so has already met, pop stands for a minister, i had a phone conference in south neigh

china is starting to bankroll russia now. they have is compact, where they talked about an unlimited partnership, and they talk about their positions against freedom, democracy, human rights, nato aggression, protecting/allowing china to get taiwan back because it is part of china. that is very disturbing. it has been a very disturbing breakthrough. how is this going to move forward? i think condoleezza rice talked about it. president xi will look at what putin has done in maybe this is not such a great relationship after all. maybe he will be questioning that relationship, but they do value that partnership, and they will do it very deceptively, because they want that option on the table to invade taiwan and they want russia, you know, behind them. this is moving forward, great world powers at stake in this decision. the thing we can do to help prevent it, i don't want to talk for 30 minutes, but export controls is something we do not use very often, but it is a very powerful tool. why are we exporting technology to china tha

china hasn't denounced russia's invasion, but has not explicitly supported it either. ained on to you and votes on the russian invasion. beijing has said the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, including ukraine, should be respected and protected. here is the cia director's take. chinese leadership are unsettled by what they are seeing in ukraine, and so it apprs, as "the financial times" says, the russian invasion of ukraine leaves china facing a difficult balancing act. there had been hope among western leaders and ukraine that china would put pressure on russia to end this war. well, sergei lavrov briefed the chinese foreign minister today and china released a statement. here is steve mcdonnell on what it said. steve: according to the readout, china hasn't criticized russia at all for the invasion of ukraine. in fact, as you mentioned, wang yi praised russia along with others for preventing a humanitarian crisis, as he put it, in ukraine. he said the issue complex and was the result of cold war mentality. whenever he says that, that is a

it wants to maintain its head you money, or compete with basing should be trying to take russia away from china and its actions continue to push russia closer to china. in fact, a west mitchell who was under secretary state for your asian affairs, articulated this and pentagon reporter. and he said, actually that united states need to provide carrots on a stick to make russia and try to compete against each other. and that is the exact opposite of what's happening right now. everything that they're doing is pushing china and russia closer together, especially unplugging, russia from swift. this is the 1st thing you know, rush has been developing. it's alternative. and so it's china. and though i think that the, the ability for them to replace that is a bit overstated at times the fact that it's happening in the fact that, you know, the direction is going that way is, is very problematic for us dollar has mon, i also think for example, i've seen today that the u. s. is mulling over sanctions against india. yes. for trading with russia, that would destroy the u. s. in the pacific strategy trying

now there is a news report that russia and china, russia is asking china for armaments. do we make? >> i think tomorrow we have jack sullivan meeting with the chinese. and we know that russia has -- is isolated, nobody wants to associate themselves with the world stage with russia or be isolated, china does not want to be further isolated by west, it will see this as an opportunity to try to regain some lost relationships through the wuhan virus. you know. the myth about russia's military might has been exploded by this overreach as we're saying by vladimir putin to ukraine, he was expecting to have an easy push into ukraine. it has not turned out that way. so, i think china will now be maneuvering its way back to the good books of the west. and you know, it benefits from aligning itself with russia. are far outweighed by the business it does with the west. there are voices in china, now calling for china to extricate itself from russia as quickly as possible. >> miranda divine, matthew shoemaker captain wells thank you. usband's got hi. an alternative to pills, voltaren

russia. meanwhile, the war of words between the us and china over russia's invasion of ukraine is heating up.na may be willing to provide military assistance to russia. it comes after an intelligence report suggested russia has asked china support. china has called the claims, fake news. from beijing here's our correspondent stephen mcdonell. a new security partnership without limits — that's what xijinping and vladimir putin pledged to just six weeks ago, just before the opening ceremony of the winter olympics invasion. then, days after the games finished, russia attacked ukraine. china hasn't condoned the war, but it also hasn't criticised the invasion. now, unnamed american officials are claiming beijing has been asked by moscow for military support. a foreign ministry spokesperson said this information, spread by the us, is fake. yet china has been accused by the us of spreading misinformation himself regarding american bio—weapons in ukraine. washington says it's helping with biosafety there. if beijing could bring their good offices to help in the negotiations, to help make a settlement

but i think what's interesting is china is an economic super power. russias and no know what is sells going to have -- we don't know the full impact of the sanctions yet on russia. >> bret: yeah, i agree. they are going to be devastating if they continue. you know, after putin meets with xi at the olympics they released this 5,000 word statement. among that in that a new interstate relations between russia and china are superior to political and military alliances in the cold war era, friendship between the two states has no limits. there are no forbidden areas of cooperation. strengthening of bilateral it strategic cooperation neither aimed against third countries nor affected by the changing international environment and circumstantial changes in third countries. the rest of it is word salad for people listening. in there are no limits to the engagement and friendship, mara, quickly. >> yeah. with -- if they want to create their own little totalitarian trading block they can. american businesses should look at what is happening with russia and all the sanc