{"id":1271625,"date":"2022-02-04T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1271625"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:53:10","slug":"xi-putin-celebrate-unprecedented-friendship-at-genocide-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-putin-celebrate-unprecedented-friendship-at-genocide-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi, Putin Celebrate &#039;Unprecedented Friendship&#039; at Genocide Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fxi-putin-celebrate-unprecedented-friendship-at-genocide-games%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1271625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a summit with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which Putin is technically <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics-putin-russia-ban-xi-150110037.html\">banned<\/a> from, on Friday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two tyrants released a lengthy joint statement that denounced the civilized world for seeking to \u201cimpose its own democratic standards\u201d on authoritarian regimes, opposed \u201cfurther enlargement of NATO,\u201d and confirmed China\u2019s right to control Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cRussia and China stand against attempts by external forces to undermine security and stability in their common adjacent regions, intend to counter interference by outside forces in the internal affairs of sovereign countries under any pretext, oppose color revolutions, and will increase cooperation in the aforementioned areas,\u201d the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/supplement\/5770\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The joint statement brought Russia firmly into China\u2019s propaganda system, securing Putin\u2019s endorsement for the Chinese Communist assault on the very concept of human rights in exchange for China backing Putin\u2019s campaign against Ukraine and Eastern Europe:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The sides oppose further enlargement of NATO and call on the North Atlantic Alliance to abandon its ideologized cold war approaches, to respect the sovereignty, security and interests of other countries, the diversity of their civilizational, cultural and historical backgrounds, and to exercise a fair and objective attitude towards the peaceful development of other States.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The sides stand against the formation of closed bloc structures and opposing camps in the Asia-Pacific region and remain highly vigilant about the negative impact of the United States\u2019 Indo-Pacific strategy on peace and stability in the region. Russia and China have made consistent efforts to build an equitable, open and inclusive security system in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) that is not directed against third countries and that promotes peace, stability and prosperity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Putin enthusiastically endorsed genocidal China\u2019s hosting of the Olympic Games, with both sides congratulating each other for \u201cbilateral cooperation in sports and the Olympic movement\u201d and expressing their \u201creadiness to contribute to its further progressive development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Russia also expressed support for China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and pledged to help link the Communist infrastructure project to the Eurasian Economic Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe sides reaffirm their focus on building the Greater Eurasian Partnership in parallel and in coordination with the Belt and Road construction to foster the development of regional associations as well as bilateral and multilateral integration processes for the benefit of the peoples on the Eurasian continent,\u201d the joint statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the other hand, China and Russia condemned the AUKUS security alliance between the United States, Britain, and Australia. The aggressive authoritarian regimes were particularly irritated by cooperation on nuclear submarines between AUKUS members.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s a reason why the world is uniting to boycott the Communist Chinese Genocide Olympics. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUBW8wl5Vn\">https:\/\/t.co\/cUBW8wl5Vn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1432821109980815366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cRussia and China believe that such actions are contrary to the objectives of security and sustainable development of the Asia-Pacific region, increase the danger of an arms race in the region, and pose serious risks of nuclear proliferation,\u201d the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Putin and Xi said they \u201cstrongly condemn such moves and call on AUKUS participants to fulfill their nuclear and missile nonproliferation commitments in good faith and to work together to safeguard peace, stability, and development in the region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The joint statement criticized another vital U.S. ally, Japan, for its plan to \u201crelease nuclear contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean,\u201d dismissing it as irresponsible and demanding Japan consult with \u201cneighboring states, other interested parties, and relevant international agencies\u201d to formulate a new plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Russia and China have both been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/russia-test-fires-new-hypersonic-missile-from-submarine\/\"><span>developing weapons<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/content-series\/fastthinking\/fast-thinking-chinas-stunning-military-buildup\/\"><span>building up<\/span><\/a><span> their military capabilities with reckless speed, but in the joint statement they harangued the United States for pulling out of arms control treaties it has long <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpc.senate.gov\/policy-papers\/inf-treaty_-russian-cheating-and-american-suspension\"><span>accused<\/span><\/a><span> Russia of violating and China of ignoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe sides express concern over the advancement of U.S. plans to develop global missile defense and deploy its elements in various regions of the world, combined with capacity building of high-precision non-nuclear weapons for disarming strikes and other strategic objectives,\u201d the Putin-Xi statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There was some grim amusement to be found in China, which just devastated the world by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/02\/former-dni-john-ratcliffe-coronavirus-lab-leak-very-close-certainty\/\"><span>unleashing<\/span><\/a><span> a deadly global pandemic, and Russia, which uses chemical weapons to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/west-pushes-russia-for-answers-on-navalny-poisoning\/\"><span>murder dissidents<\/span><\/a><span>, expressing their \u201cserious concerns\u201d about \u201cdomestic and foreign bioweapons activities by the United States and its allies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Several human rights groups are shocked by the total silence from Olympics athletes about the genocide games being held in Beijing, China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GF7Xksvi9n\">https:\/\/t.co\/GF7Xksvi9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1487193214188670977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In sum, the statement is interesting because Russia is clearly the junior member in the partnership, offering its unquestioning support for China\u2019s global agenda in exchange for Chinese protection against Western sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The U.S. State Department sought to dash Russia\u2019s hope of evading sanctions with Beijing\u2019s assistance on Thursday by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-february-3-2022\/\"><span>warning<\/span><\/a><span> Chinese firms they would face punitive action if they attempt to work around international sanctions imposed after a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. While China\u2019s human rights crimes are more severe than Russia\u2019s, many of these firms largely operate freely in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have an array of tools that we can deploy if we see foreign companies, including those in China, doing their best to backfill U.S. export control actions, to evade them, to get around them. I wouldn\u2019t want to speculate on what those tools are, but we do have tools that can address that, and that would seek to account for that,\u201d State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Price also advised Putin not to develop a dependent relationship with China that would weaken Russia\u2019s economy over the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is a recipe for catastrophe for the Russian economy, if Putin thinks that the measures we\u2019ve talked about won\u2019t have the bite, won\u2019t have the consequences that we\u2019ve warned about. And no partnership can account for the massive economic toll that we\u2019ve talked about given the financial tools that are available to us, the sanctions tools that are available to us, and the export control actions, among others, that we\u2019re in a position to take,\u201d Price said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19750890\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238174800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19750890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238174800-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"659\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin disembarking upon his arrival in Beijing on February 4, 2022, ahead of his meeting with China\u2019s president and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (STR\/AFPTV\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>During his opening remarks for the summit, Putin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3165833\/vladimir-putin-salutes-russias-unprecedented-close-ties-china\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Russia\u2019s close ties to China are \u201cunprecedented in the spirit of friendship and strategic partnership,\u201d while Xi expressed his commitment to \u201cdeepening back-to-back strategic cooperation and safeguarding international fairness and justice side by side.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is a strategic decision that has far-reaching influence in China, Russia and the world, and will not be shaken,\u201d the Chinese dictator intoned.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a summit with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which Putin is technically banned from, on Friday. 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