Former Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger. (File photo) Photo: Retrieved from the website of the China-US Research Center
The Ukrainian-Russian war continues, and China has so far been reluctant to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 4, after which the two countries issued a joint statement outlining their “unlimited strategic partnership”. In this regard, former US deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger bluntly said that this joint statement is equivalent to a “Cold War declaration”, which is the result of 10 years of Sino-Russian efforts. He asserted that China will not prosper under Xi Jinping’s rule.
According to the “Voice of America” report, former US President Trump’s White House deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger said at the annual global conference of the US think tank “Milken Institute” (Milken Institute) on the 2nd: “Xi Jinping is trying to put Putin in. To incorporate Beijing’s worldview, Xi Jinping’s worldview, is to reshape the worldview of global governance and completely deviate from the post-World War II era (the world order).” He emphasized that for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the outside world must also hold China accountable.
China is really endorsing the war, providing disinformation, providing diplomatic cover, and perhaps financial and military support, Pomin said. Even though China keeps claiming that it maintains a neutral role, in reality they “are paddling faster under the water, trying to support Putin”. In the face of the competition between democratic alliances and totalitarian dictatorships, those who implement the democratic system will be the winner in the end. As long as they stay united and do not lose their minds, they will prevail over these new totalitarian ideologies as in the past.
Flonoi, the former deputy defense secretary of the Obama administration who attended the meeting on the same stage, also pointed out that China chose a side to support Russia in the Ukrainian-Russian war, which has awakened the vigilance of European countries against China, and European countries are now getting closer to “” Our (US) view is that China is a problem”; the actions of this authoritarian government, the troubles brought about by Xi Jinping, also affect European interests.