Al-Sharqawi added that Moscow and Beijing have great common interests, and they offer a soft formula for an undeclared alliance, and a unified strategy parallel to that of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
According to Al-Sharqawi's speech to an episode of "Beyond the News" program (12/15/2021), there is a return to the bipolar system.
Russian President Putin had stressed that Russian-Chinese coordination on the international arena has become a factor for stability in the world, noting that relations between Russia and China are a true model for the 21st century, according to him.
Putin's words came during his second remote summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this year.
overlapping interests
The former spokesman for the US State Department, Dr. PJ Crowley, refused to name what is happening between Moscow and Beijing an alliance, and said that it is an overlap of their common interests.
The American guest pointed out that the interests of Moscow and Beijing and their long-term ambitions do not significantly intersect, stressing that the interest of the leaders of the two countries is to remain in power.
While he talked about aspects in which the sources of concern between Russia and China overlap, as is happening in Iran and North Korea, Crowley clarified that what unites the two countries is economic interests.
The same spokesman also acknowledged the ability of Moscow and Beijing to influence at the international level and block any attempts made by Washington.
The unknown riddle
As for Sergei Strukan, editor of international affairs in the newspaper "Kommersant", he pointed out that the pressures coming from the United States of America made Russia and China look to strengthen their economic ties and make them less fragile and weak.
According to the Russian guest, there is an alliance between Moscow and Beijing on the ground, but they do not have any reciprocal obligations as happens in traditional alliances, noting that the two countries avoid talking about an alliance and say it is more than that.
He described the relations between the two parties as a kind of mystery that does not know, noting that each of them has a different set of problems, China's problems are concentrated in the Asian and Indian Ocean region, and Russia is related to Europe and the expansion of NATO.