China warns of ‘inevitable’ conflict with US, defends Russia

The new Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Qin Gang, this Tuesday, the 7th to us And this China Washington is headed for an inevitable confrontation if it does not change its attitude toward Beijing. During a press conference, he also advocated strengthening his country’s relationship with Russia.

In his first speech after being appointed by the President Xi Jinping, Qin outlined China’s foreign policy agenda for the coming years. According to him, China and its relationship with Russia are a source of strength and stability, and the United States and its allies are a source of tension and conflict.

Washington wants to outdo China, Qin said, “but in reality, so-called competition on the U.S. side is total control and suppression, a zero-sum game where you die and I live.”

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“If the United States does not step on the brakes, but continues to accelerate on the wrong track, no defense system can prevent the derailment, and there will definitely be conflict and conflict,” the Chinese foreign minister said.

Qin also maintained a close friendship with China RussiaThis intensified in light of the war Ukraine. Relations between Beijing and Moscow are “an example of global foreign relations,” the new minister said.

“With China and Russia working together, the world will be the driving force,” he said. “The more volatile the world becomes, the more imperative China and Russia continue to make progress in their relationship.”

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Qin’s comments were in line with Xi’s address to political delegations on Monday, condemning what he called “repression” by Washington-led China.

Relations between the world’s two superpowers have deteriorated sharply in recent years, and any attempt to mend them was thwarted earlier this year. Chinese spy balloon enters US airspace and the Washington armed forces abandoned equipment. China accuses the United States of exaggerating and saying the balloon was only for research and scientific purposes.

Qin blamed deteriorating relations in the White House, citing tensions over the war in Taiwan and Ukraine in particular, citing the balloon incident. Referring to Washington, he said that there appeared to be conflict in Europe is operated “An invisible hand is using the Ukraine crisis to serve certain geopolitical agendas,” pushing for the prolongation and escalation of the conflict.

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China presented itself as a peacemaker in the war, but in practice it supported Russia. It recently released a 12-point plan for peace that goes beyond what Beijing has already proposed, analysts said.