“The US is very concerned about Chinese support for Russia and China about American support for Taiwan”

China’s Foreign Minister warned the US Secretary of State about growing problems in ties between the two countries, despite progress made since November. In a meeting in Beijing with Antony Blinken, Wang Yi noted that although the bilateral relationship has begun to stabilize, “negative factors continue to increase.”

“It is not only Vladimir Putin who is concerned about American support for Ukraine, China is also concerned about American support, approved on the same day, for Taiwan and, globally, for security in the Indo-Pacific.”

Germano Almeida states that “it’s good to see the heads of diplomacy of the two great rival powers, the United States and China, shaking hands and talking, it’s always good, but let’s not fool ourselves: despite the occasional interest in having some type of reduction in tensions at the level , for example, of trade tensions (…), the truth is that the essential thing is that the United States is very worried about Chinese support for Russia’s war and China is very worried about American support for Taiwan.”

Vladimir Putin revealed that he intends to visit China next month, it will be Vladimir Putin’s first visit abroad since the start of the war in Ukraine.

“At the beginning of his fifth term – not exactly a sign of a great democracy – Vladimir Putin will make his first official foreign visit to China (…) shows that the great unlimited partnership signed days before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – which obviously shows that President XI knew of Putin’s intentions – is being instrumental for Russia to circumvent the sanctions”.

As Blinken repeated yesterday, in China, “There are very clear signs that, although China officially does not give Russia weapons for aggression, in practice it is allowing the continuation of aggression with dual-use materials and with semiconductors and other types of materials that are fundamental to the Russian arms manufacturing and therefore for the Russian war industry”.

Ukraine, which seeks to recover citizens old enough to combat the Russian invasion, will stop issuing passports abroad to men aged between 18 and 60. The announcement was made this Wednesday by the Kiev government.

“It shows the reality of Ukraine. (…) as important as it was to approve the American aid and then also the English and Danish packages soon after, the aid is not enough because if Ukraine does not have men to fight, it will not It is with material that will solve the problem.

It is estimated, there is no certain number, between 80 and 90 thousand Ukrainians between the ages of 18 and 60, that is, mobilized, are living in European Union countries, outside the EU it is more difficult to know”.

“And, as Minister Kuleba recalled, these Ukrainian men do not just because they are living outside Ukraine mean they no longer have responsibilities to defend their country.”