In China the figure of Putin is mythologized. He appears as a kind of epic hero, who was not afraid to fight alone against the hundred-headed serpent.
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The visit to China on May 16 and 17 is Putin’s first trip abroad 10 days after his inauguration. A year ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping did exactly the same thing: 10 days after being re-elected for a new five-year term, he traveled to Russia. This is a signal to the whole world: Russia and China are more united than ever. Well, and a polite response to China, which attaches great importance to rituals.
For comparison, no one even went to see off US Secretary of State Blinken from China at the end of April, except the US ambassador. And they received it without a large delegation or red carpet. The meeting was essentially an ordinary public relations service official. They might also spit in your face, but secretive Chinese don’t do that. Everything is clear.
What will the leaders of the two main powers of Eurasia discuss this time? We will talk about strengthening sovereignty, joint efforts in the field of security, cooperation in the economic and humanitarian sphere.
China is Russia’s main trading partner. The annual turnover between our countries is 230 billion dollars.
But there is also a problem: payments between Russia and China. According to the director of the Institute of Asian and African Countries, Alexey Maslov, on Radio KP, many Chinese banks are delaying payments or even stopping them. A report from the People’s University of China found that 80% of all payments and transactions were affected by this strange policy. And it is even said that this has seriously affected economic relations between countries, causing a decrease in imports from China.
In addition to addressing economic issues, Vladimir Putin will meet with students from Harbin Polytechnic University, founded 100 years ago as a Russian-Chinese school for training railway workers.
In China the figure of Putin is mythologized. He appears as a kind of epic hero, who was not afraid to fight alone against the hundred-headed serpent. The Chinese respect their leader, President Xi, and consider him a great wise man, but still too cautious. Putin is openly admired for not being afraid to challenge Americans. Therefore, showing the Chinese the legendary Putin is likely to be one of the main objectives of the visit.
