Analysis of Tucker’s Interview with Putin Reveals the Core of China-Russia Relations
In a recent interview, Russian President Putin’s hint that China, rather than Russia, is the West’s biggest threat reveals the nature of the China-Russian relation, which is mutual exploitation, according to a political analyst.
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In a recent interview, Russian President Putin’s hint that China, rather than Russia, is the West’s biggest threat reveals the nature of the China-Russian relation, which is mutual exploitation, according to a political analyst.
Carlson mentioned that many Americans had anticipated that after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, U.S.-Russian relations would normalize, but the reality turned out to be quite the opposite. The West expresses concern about a powerful Russia but does not seem to have the same level of worry about a powerful communist China.
In response, Putin stated that in terms of population and economic size, Russia lags far behind China, and the threat posed by China far exceeds that of Russia.
“The West is afraid of a strong China more than it fears a strong Russia because Russia has 150 million people, and China has a 1.5 billion population, and its economy is growing by leaps and bounds—over five percent a year, it used to be even more,” he said.
“China’s potential is enormous—it is the biggest economy in the world today in terms of purchasing power parity and the size of the economy. It has already overtaken the United States quite a long time ago, and it is growing at a rapid clip.”
Putin mentioned that after 1991, Russia expected to be taken into the fraternal family of “civilized peoples” and even sought to join NATO but was rejected. He emphasized that Russia has a “market economy” and “no power of the Communist Party.”
The Russian president also mentioned that Russia and China are neighbors.
“We are neighbors with China. You cannot choose neighbors, just as you cannot choose close relatives,” he said.
“China-Russia Relation is Mutual Exploitation”
In the view of U.S.-based political commentator Chen Pokong, Putin’s remarks in the interview revealed the essence of the China-Russia relationship.
The China-Russia relationship is essentially one of mutual exploitation. Whenever there is an opportunity, both sides may abandon each other and turn to the West, Mr. Chen told the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times On Feb. 14.
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