Standing at a new historical starting point and facing the ongoing changes in the world, China-Russia relations are sounding a new strong note of The Times with a new attitude. In 2019, China and Russia continued to work closely together on major international issues such as the Korean nuclear issue, the Iranian nuclear issue and the Syrian issue. Upholding fairness and justice, China and Russia firmly upheld the international system with the United Nations at its core and international law as its foundation, and promoted the process of world multipolarity and democracy in international relations.
It demonstrates the high level of bilateral relations and the special, strategic and global nature of bilateral cooperation. Strengthening solidarity and coordination between China and Russia is a strategic choice made with a view to long-term peace, development and rejuvenation of the two sides. It is necessary to maintain global strategic stability and the balance of international power, and serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and the international community.
As Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have said, China-Russia cooperation is neither aimed at any third party nor will it be provoked or interfered by any third party. Its momentum is unstoppable, its role irreplaceable and its prospects limitless. Looking ahead, the two presidents agreed to hold a China-Russia Science and Technology Innovation Year from 2020 to 2021 to jointly enhance independent research and development capabilities.
In the spirit of pioneering innovation, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, the two countries will further synergize their development strategies, deeply integrate their development interests and bring their people together.
Fourth, anti-globalization and isolationism are on the rise
In the 21st century, with the rise of China and other developing countries, the dominance of Western countries began to shake. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), from 1990 to 2015, the proportion of developed countries in global GDP fell from 78.7 percent to 56.8 percent, while that of emerging markets rose from 19.0 percent to 39.2 percent.
At the same time, the neoliberal ideology that emphasized small government, civil society, and free competition began to ebb from the late 1990s, and the Washington Consensus, which was based on it, went bankrupt under the impact of the global financial crisis. This huge change has made the US and some other Western countries even turn back the wheel of history and adopt anti-globalization policies to safeguard their vested interests.
Post time: Nov-28-2022