China And Russia To Hold Strategic Security Talks In Moscow Next Week

Yang Jiechi. Jamestown Foundation

SCMP: China, Russia prepare for strategic security talks in Moscow as pressure from United States grows

Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi expected to meet President Vladimir Putin during four-day trip.

A senior Chinese diplomat will visit Moscow next week amid rising tensions on the global stage, after the United States announced fresh sanctions against Russia, and Beijing and Washington remain locked in a trade war.

Jang Jiechi, a member of China’s Communist Party Politburo, will be in Russia from Tuesday to Friday to take part in the latest round of the China-Russia strategic security consultation, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

He will co-chair the meeting with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Xinhua reported.

Patrushev said earlier that Yang – a former state councillor in charge of China’s foreign policy – was also expected to meet President Vladimir Putin during his four-day trip, Russian news agency TASS reported.

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WNU Editor: Yang Jiechi is one of China's top officials. His 4-day trip to Russia tells me that the Chinese are putting a lot of effort in wooing Russia to form a political/economic/military front against the U.S.. Will these efforts succeed? For the moment I will say no. The Kremlin is more focused on repairing ties with the West (and the U.S.) instead of aggravating them, even with the announcement of new U.S. sanctions against Russia this week.