Posted on 04/17/2022 3:09:13 PM PDT by NoLibZone
February 4, 2022, President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping issued the “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development.” The document was a public announcement memorializing the two countries’ mutual admiration, security, and 30-year energy and bilateral economic wealth agreement. As you would suspect, the joint statement content had all the highfalutin language about “cultural diversity,” “rights of peoples of different countries to self-determination,” and “promote genuine democracy.” Nevertheless, there are important messages in the joint statement once the reader cuts through all the nonsensical claptrap coming from two nations least likely to put into practice any of the values implicit in the words used.
When stripped to its most basic intended narrative, the “Joint Statement” is a screed against the United States, NATO, US Indo-Pacific allies, and their combined global security and economic aspirations. In a sentence, what Russia and China told the world in 5,364 words, not counting the title and date, is “We are collaborating to be the economic and geopolitical leaders of the world to the exclusion of every other nation’s interest. So, get used to it.” This narrative carries a warning NATO, the EU, and the US should have bright on their radars. The statement declares:
“The sides agreed to continue consistently intensifying practical cooperation for the sustainable development of the Arctic. The sides call upon all countries to strengthen cooperation in sustainable transport, actively build contacts and share knowledge in the construction of transport facilities, including smart transport and sustainable transport, development, and use of Arctic routes, as well as to develop other areas to support global post-epidemic recovery.”
But But Putin is cool, right? Just thought I’d get that in before the Putin puffers got a chance.
Looks like it's mostly 'feel good' language, without any real commitments or penalties...
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This should not be a surprise - at all.
Thanks Brandon!
Biden is responsible for funding Putin to attack Ukraine when he shut down American Oil Production and inked the Russian Oil Pipeline deal to allow them to rake in one billion dollars per day in oil sales. The American gov’t is totally responsible for this war thanks to low IQ Joe and Obozo’s White House staff.
It’s a!l about the Arctic.
Serious question: was there any mention of the other members of BRICS, or any comments from them?
This guy has to put fresh material on his website just for the clicks (and ad revenues, such as they are). But the one thing China and Russia have in common is that agreements, oral or written, are worthless.
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