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SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday warned his Central Asian neighbors not to allow outsiders to destabilize in a “color revolution”, as regional anti-terrorism drills began. I proposed to set up a center.
Xi’s comments at a security summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Central Asia, India and Iran said that the West’s support of democracy and human rights activists was not an option for Xi’s ruling Communist Party or It reflects official Chinese concerns that it is a conspiracy to undermine other authoritarian governments.
“We must prevent external forces from inciting war. color revolution‘” Xi said in a speech to the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, referring to the protests that overthrew unpopular regimes in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East.
Xi suggested training 2,000 police officers, setting up a regional counter-terrorism training center, and “strengthening the building of law enforcement capacity.”
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established by Russia and China to counter US influence.Summit is part of Xi’s first overseas trip Since shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began two and a half years ago, Beijing has stressed the importance of asserting its leadership position in the region.
This group also includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is an observer and has applied for full membership.
A one-day summit in the ancient city of Samarkand Russian attack on Ukraine battle between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the group’s “dialogue partner”, was scheduled to attend the summit and meet with Putin on the status of the agreement on wheat exports. From Ukraine via the Black Sea We have resumed.
In response to Beijing’s hardline foreign policy, Xi is pushing ahead with a “Global Security Initiative” announced in April, following the formation of a quad by the United States, Japan, Australia and India. Xi has given few details, but US officials have complained that they reflect Russia’s claims to support Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
Relations between China and Washington, Europe, Japan and India are strained by disputes over technology, security, human rights and territorial integrity.
Central Asia is part of China’s multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative, which will build ports, railroads and other infrastructure in an arc of dozens of countries from the South Pacific through Asia to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. trying to expand trade.
On Thursday, Putin held a one-on-one meeting with Xi, thanks to the Chinese leader Because of his government’s “balanced stance” on the Ukrainian war. Putin said he was ready to discuss China’s unspecified “concerns” about Ukraine.
In a statement issued by the government, Xi expressed support for Russia’s “core interests” but also expressed interest in working together to “inject stability” into world affairs.
Analysts at Eurasia Group said in a report that the Xi-Putin meeting “made clear the limits of the China-Russia partnership indeed.”
The Xi Jinping administration has said it had “endless” friendship with Russia before the attack on Ukraine, but has refused to criticize Russia.Beijing and India have increased their oil and gas purchases from Russia. , which has helped Russia offset Western sanctions.
“China never endorsed Russian aggression,” they said, but was committed to “deepening strategic ties with Moscow to counter Western influence.”
China hopes to end the Ukraine war through negotiations, said Li Xin, director of the Institute of Europe and Asia at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.
“China does not judge whether Russia’s special military operations are correct,” Li said.
The reference to stability “mainly relates to Sino-US relations,” said Zhang Lihua, an international relations expert at Tsinghua University.
“The US has used all means to suppress China, which has forced China to seek cooperation with Russia and the role of the SOC,” Zhang said.
After the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow and Beijing’s views on the international situation are “completely congruent. We have no differences.”
Observers say Russia is likely to become increasingly dependent on China as a market for oil and gas as the West may set price caps on Russia’s energy resources and cut imports altogether. says.
Last week, Russia was forced to withdraw its troops from large swaths of northeastern Ukraine. Rapid Ukrainian CounterattackThe Ukrainian regain of control of several Russian-occupied cities and villages was Moscow’s biggest setback, as Russian troops had to withdraw from the vicinity of the capital early in the war. .
Putin also met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who is seeking to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Raisi said Moscow and Tehran are finalizing a treaty that will elevate relations between the two countries to a “strategic level.”
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