Western experts have been describing Russian-Chinese relations as an "alliance" and the world's largest undeclared union, in what Russian media describe as a key strength hampering the United States' desire to retain global hegemony.
China officially adheres to the policy of not joining military-political alliances, the report said.
Despite its commitment, for example, to protect North Korea from external threats, Beijing rules out a military-political alliance with Pyongyang and other countries, including Russia, for various reasons.
history
Historically, China has been dominant in East Asia, and has always considered itself the center of the world and does not accept any kind of equal alliance. In turn, it has created relations based on loyalty with neighboring countries.
Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Russian Higher School of Economics, said the "cooperation" relationship between China and the Soviet Union began in 1950, when the two sides concluded the Treaty of Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation.
After that, there was a great bilateral cooperation between them at the military level that did not reach the level of an alliance, as there was a major disagreement between them and tension due to the border conflict between them.
Sovereignty
Suslov added that China believes that alliance treaties limit its freedom of foreign policy maneuver, demanding indispensable obligations and may be forced to intervene in conflicts in which it does not want to get involved.
Now, in addition to extending its power in East Asia, it is sweeping the Middle East, Africa and Latin America through economic and diplomatic mechanisms, negating its interest in worsening relations with any major powers there.
Alliance Alternatives
The establishment of any alliance between Beijing and Moscow would directly mean the deterioration of China's relations with the United States and Europe, and would force Beijing to participate in the war in defense of Russian territory.
According to Suslov, instead of the coalition, China concludes agreements of a different kind that do not oblige them to protect countries, but enable them to establish military bases.
China has also concluded several agreements on military-technical cooperation with Moscow, enabling it to acquire Russian technologies in the field of air defense and aircraft engines, and what it needs to develop its military-industrial complex.
The report said that the formation of alliances makes Beijing obligated to apply some dictates, while Suslov said that Beijing has always stressed its unwillingness to dominate, and presented itself as a developing country that does not seek to dominate the region, so it does not seek to establish alliances.
In addition, China takes a lesson from history and realizes that it is the "bloc" approach that has led the world into major wars.
Russia too?
Moscow is also advocating a non-biased approach and the creation of a multipolar world.
Thus, it pays little attention to forging a close military-political alliance with China, as this obliges it to participate in China's disputes over disputed territory, that is, in the conflict not only with Japan but also with India and Vietnam.