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Is China changing its foreign policy? "In Beijing they are convinced that Putin is crazy"

2023-01-12 23:48:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Is China changing its foreign policy? "In Beijing they are convinced that
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Is a surprise rapprochement between Xi Jinping's Marxist-Leninist China and the West possible?

It would not appear, judging by the Chinese leader's year-end video conference with Vladimir Putin, in which he said he was ready to raise the level of strategic cooperation with Russia.

But then Xi made some interesting moves that suggest an attempt to recover a politically beneficial (as well as trade) relationship with the United States and Europe.

First of all, he promoted Ambassador Qin Gang, 56, as foreign minister, recalling him from diplomatic headquarters in Washington.

Qin, in these tense and dramatic years, has tried to keep the dialogue open with the Americans, even with symbolic gestures: on December 28, before leaving to take up his new post as minister, His Excellency went to watched an NBA basketball game in Washington.

On Twitter, where he has an active presence and more than 270,000 followers, Qin Gang picked up a phrase quoted by Xi in his New Year's address to the American public to the Chinese: "Our nation is connected to the world."

In the end, the new minister wrote a welcome comment in the "Washington Post", where he recalled that "the future of the planet depends on a stable relationship between the United States and China" and assured that he had lived unforgettable human moments among the American people. .

Analysts note that Minister Qin Gang is working hard to prepare the way for a trip by Xi Jinping to the United States: an assumed date in November, when Joe Biden will host the annual APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in San Francisco.

Of course, Qin Gang is a diplomat by profession, his mission is to keep in touch, speak in a friendly and low tone.

But for the past three years, Beijing's Foreign Ministry has been engaged in a guerrilla war with the West (and especially with the Americans).

Signs of reconciliation have been observed for several weeks. It is perhaps no coincidence that with the arrival of the new minister in Beijing, hardline spokesman Zhao Lijian moved in as Foreign Spokesman, who had distinguished himself as a "warrior wolf leader" ready to attack his opponents.

The Financial Times has been working for several weeks on a report on Beijing's possible new foreign policy stance. Title: "Xi's plan to restore economy and win back friendships".

It is evident that the hugs with Putin, the failure of the "Zero Covid" line, the Chinese self-isolation in recent years, have damaged the image and economy of the second world power. Therefore, Xi would have decided to correct course.

Chinese sources told the British newspaper that they are convinced in Beijing that "Putin is crazy" and that his Russia will emerge from the Ukrainian quagmire reduced to "a minor power".

Therefore, the message should be not to follow his adventurism and try to restore a positive relationship with Westerners.

Chinese sources claim that at the infamous meeting between Putin and Xi on February 4, 2022 in Beijing, the Tsar hid his cards, arguing that Moscow "could not rule out any measures in case Ukrainian separatists attack Russian territory".

In reality, Putin had already planned the aggression in Kiev for February 24. Here arises the mistrust of Chinese diplomats, who felt played and tricked.

Le Yucheng, the deputy foreign minister, a leading expert on relations with Russia and considered a candidate to be appointed minister, would have paid for the miscalculation.

In June, His Excellency Le was “torpedoed”: he dropped two positions in the Chinese hierarchy and was appointed deputy director of the radio and television administration.

Are Qin Gang's statements and the beliefs of anonymous sources enough to believe that Xi Jinping is preparing a rapprochement with the West?

He surprised (not exactly positively) with the sudden abandonment of "Zero Covid" and the reopening of international travel.

It may also try the experiment with the United States and Europe.

In November, Xi warmly hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; in December European President Charles Michel.

Now he is preparing to host the French Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, writes Corriere della Sera.


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