China News Service, Beijing, March 31 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) On the 30th in Tunxi, a small town in Anhui, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks here with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, who was in China for the third Afghan Neighboring Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Before the talks, standing in front of the Chinese-style screen with the ink painting landscape of Mount Huangshan, the picture of the foreign ministers of China and Russia wearing masks and standing with their backs to the national flags of the two countries and performing an "elbow-bump salute" was frozen by the media.
This is Lavrov's first visit to China since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and it is also the first face-to-face meeting between the foreign ministers of China and Russia since the outbreak of the conflict.
Whether Sino-Russian relations will be affected by external events such as the Ukraine crisis and the provocation of the United States and Western countries, how to bring Ukraine back to peace as soon as possible... At a critical moment, this interaction between the foreign ministers of China and Russia has attracted great attention from the outside world.
First, will the Ukraine crisis affect the direction of Sino-Russian relations?
Since the Ukraine crisis, some Western countries have tried to use this to sow discord between China and Russia.
During the talks, Wang Yi pointed out that China-Russia relations have withstood the new test of the changing international situation, maintained the correct direction and demonstrated a tenacious development momentum.
The two sides have a firmer willingness to develop bilateral relations and a firmer confidence in advancing cooperation in various fields.
Lavrov said that Russia is willing to work with China to continuously strengthen high-level strategic coordination and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.
Experts in international studies believe that the two sides' statements show that the high-level comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between China and Russia has not been affected by the Ukraine crisis, and the "unlimited" state of cooperation between the two countries continues.
On the same day of the talks, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the specific meaning of "unlimited" through a press conference: Sino-Russian cooperation has no limit, striving for peace has no limit, safeguarding security has no limit, and opposing hegemony has no limit.
At the same time, he stressed that Sino-Russian relations are not aligned, confrontational, or directed against a third party.
Historically, Sino-Russian relations are not a temporary cooperation of interests, but a long-term and strategic mutual dependence.
The development of bilateral relations has a clear historical logic, as well as full endogenous driving force, including the need for cooperation between the two countries and the need to jointly maintain security, which reflects the obvious value of independence and self-reliance.
Facing the "test" brought about by the Ukraine crisis, Wang Yi once said that no matter how dangerous the international situation is, China and Russia will maintain their strategic determination and continuously push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era.
"No interference and provocation from third parties."
Cui Heng, secretary of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University, believes that the holding of the Sino-Russian Foreign Ministers' Meeting reiterated this position.
The relationship between the two countries will continue to advance according to the existing rhythm.
Second, China's claims are objective and fair, and stand on the right side of history.
At present, the spillover effect of the Ukraine crisis is affecting the world, affecting world peace, stability and economic recovery. People are full of worries that the world will fall into division and confrontation.
How to bring Ukraine back to peace as soon as possible, Wang Yi used four "supports" in the talks to clarify China's position under the current situation: we support Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue the peace talks, support the positive results achieved so far in the negotiations, and support the situation on the ground Achieving cooling as soon as possible and supporting Russia and the efforts of all parties to prevent a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
Wang Yi also reiterated that China has always supported the world towards multi-polarization and the democratization of international relations. It has always advocated upholding the purposes of the UN Charter and the basic norms governing international relations. It has always upheld objectivity and fairness in international affairs, and always stood on the right side of history.
Harmony is one of the essences of China's thousands of years of excellent traditional culture. China has always advocated peace and opposed war.
Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis, China has always made efforts to de-escalate the situation and achieve peace at an early date.
As early as the beginning of the crisis, Wang Yi quickly spoke to Lavrov and put forward the Chinese proposition that "the Cold War mentality should be completely abandoned, and a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism should be finally formed through dialogue and negotiation".
At present, the situation in Ukraine is showing a positive signal. Wang Yi's clear position of the four "supports" in person shows that China has always judged the situation and decided on the policy based on the merits of the issue itself, and has always used its own methods to achieve peace at an early date. make an effort.
This is in stark contrast to the West's stance of either enemy or friend, black or white, and choosing sides, which is in stark contrast to the practice of adding fuel to the fire and taking advantage of the fire.
"China's position is clear and clear. On the issue of war and peace, it is on the side of peace, between unilateral sanctions and dialogue and negotiation, it is on the side of dialogue, and between adding fuel to the fire and cooling the fire, it is on the side of cooling. "The outside world believes that this position is clear in the resolution of the Ukraine crisis.
Zheng Yongnian, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) and dean of the Qianhai Institute of International Affairs, said recently that China is a civilized country with its own position and will not simply "choose sides".
China does not encourage war, and regrets war; at the same time, China opposes war and its root causes.
He pointed out that the problem should be solved by means of politics and diplomacy.
Emotions do not solve problems.
If a major country wants to play a constructive role, it cannot simply choose sides.
China's position is firm and clear, and its actions are practical.
In addition to promoting peace talks, China has provided two batches of humanitarian aid to Ukraine on two occasions.
A few days ago, when asked whether China could be the "guarantor" of the Russia-Ukraine peace agreement, China still expressed a positive attitude: "We will continue to play a constructive role in promoting the de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine in our own way."
The outside world believes that this shows that China "has always been on the right side of history".
As Wang Yi said, time will prove that China's position is responsible and can stand the test of history.
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