Russia’s envoy to China vows to fight ‘unipolar hegemony’ in first meeting with Wang Yi

Name: China says ‘no limits’ in cooperation with Russia
Uploaded: 2022-11-28T07:00:31.000Z
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Ambassador Igor Morgulov tells Chinese foreign minister the friendship between the countries can ‘overcome any challenge’

Moscow and Beijing promote the narrative that they stand for multipolar world in contrast to US-led global order

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Igor Morgulov, Moscow’s new ambassador to China, meets Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

Jack Lau

Published: 3:00pm, 28 Nov 2022Updated: 3:37pm, 28 Nov 2022

Russia’s new ambassador to China has promised to fight alongside Beijing against what he called “unipolar hegemony”, a phrase commonly used to criticise Western sanctions targeted at China’s military and technological development as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Russia-China ties cannot be broken, and the friendship between the two countries can overcome any challenge,” the Chinese foreign ministry quoted Igor Morgulov as saying during his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday.

China and Russia declared a “friendship without limits” in February, before the war began. While Beijing has repeated Moscow’s narrative and criticised Western sanctions against Russia, Chinese companies have largely abided by the sanctions. There is also no evidence suggesting the Chinese government has armed the Russian military.

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China says ‘no limits’ in cooperation with Russia

Assaults and missile strikes from Russia have damaged parts of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leading to power cuts that have affected heating for millions of Ukrainians.

While the statement from the Chinese foreign ministry on Morgulov’s meeting with Wang did not mention the Ukraine war, it said they “exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual concern”.

“China and Russia, as two major neighbours, will continue to promote strategic trust and pragmatic cooperation, deepen the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination and safeguard international justice together,” Wang said.

He said top Chinese officials would continue talks with their Russian counterparts and support Russia’s development.

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