Will Russia And China Support Each Other Militarily?

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping (L-R on the screen) shake hands during an official ceremony, via teleconference, to launch Russian gas supplies to China via the eastern route. Mikhail Metzel | TASS  

CNBC: China and Russia show solidarity, but likely won’t support each other militarily, analysts say 

* Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin virtually for the second time this year on Wednesday. 

* The meeting came just days after the U.S. and the other Group of 7 major economies condemned Russia’s military build-up and “aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine.” 

* Beijing likely wants to ensure that if it were to take military action against Taiwan, “the Russians wouldn’t do anything,” said Angela Stent, a professor at Georgetown University. “I think both sides recognize, Putin knows, that if he invaded Ukraine, China [isn’t] going to send military help.” 

BEIJING — International pressure may have pushed China and Russia closer together, but not enough for the two countries to send military support to each other, U.S.-based analysts said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin virtually for the second time this year on Wednesday. It came just days after the U.S. and the other Group of 7 major economies condemned Russia’s military build-up and “aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine.” 

“Beijing and Moscow are forging closer ties because both governments view deeper bilateral cooperation as beneficial to their respective national interests, and not primarily because of an ideological affinity between Xi and Putin,” said Neil Thomas, analyst for China and northeast Asia at consulting firm Eurasia Group.  

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WNU Editor: Moscow will not support China militarily. They will sell weapons/arms. But they will certainly not directly deploy soldiers or military assets. 

Ditto for Beijing. Sell weapons and arms, but do not get directly involved.