The keys to the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in China

A picture is worth a thousand words and if it is a photo of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping together in China even more. It is quite a statement of intent. And this is corroborated by Pedro Rodríguez, professor at the University of Comillas and laSexta analyst. “They are proposing a liberal alternative, they think that the leadership of the West is an aberration and a thing of the past,” explains the expert.

In addition, it comes at a decisive moment in which Russia and the United States are leading the tension over Ukraine. Therefore, it is a turning point in the conflict: it supposes a support from Beijing to Moscow like never before. Thus, China aligns itself with Russia in its security demands and in the demand that NATO does not expand to the east. For his part, Putin supports the Chinese leader in his conflict with the United States over Taiwan. In this sense, the professor at the University of Comillas assures that For the United States, the Ukraine crisis is a distraction from what is its priority. “Its pulse in technology, economics and trade that it maintains with China,” he explains.

A pulse that the United States would be losing, according to experts, after this key rapprochement. And that it would be a big blow to Europe because of its energy dependency. However, Washington plays down the importance of the meeting. They have their own relationship with China, they say. Tot Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, stresses that destabilization in Europe would affect China’s interests. “They should know,” he says. However, one more element must be added to everything: Ukraine, which is in the middle of the tension between these great powers, is Ukraine. Both the United States and Russia cross accusations about possible false flag attacks. Just when hehe White House has barred all its diplomats from ever suggesting that the Russian invasion could be imminent.