China Fails To Support Kremlin
Dmitry Medvedev, Russian president, failed yesterday to win support from China or the former Soviet republics of central Asia in his deepening dispute with the west over military action in Georgia.
At a central Asian summit in Tajikistan, Mr Medvedev was unable to persuade Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, or other regional leaders to give explicit backing to Russia’s intervention or its decision to recognise the independence of the two breakaway regions, South Ossetia and Georgia.
While the leaders refrained from criticising Russia, their joint statement gave the Kremlin only modest comfort. “[We] express grave concern in connection with the recent tensions around the South Ossetian issue and urge the sides to solve existing problems peacefully, through dialogue, and to make efforts facilitating reconciliation and talks,” said a final statement from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, which groups Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The leaders welcomed the French-brokered ceasefire deal that ended the fighting between Russia and Georgia and acknowledged Russia’s role in the Caucasus, saying they supported “Russia’s active role in contributing to peace and co-operation in the region”.
Read also: Security Group Refuses to Back Russia’s Actions by the New York Times.
POSTED COMMENTS: 3 Responses
Actually, Chinese truly rejoice at the prospect of the Russian ‘bloody-nosing’ the much-hated West at the Georgian saga but Hu refrained from an outright support on the recognition of the 2 breakaway provinces because Chinese would very much wish to hold this card in reserve so as to bargain with the West on matters like weapon sale to Taiwan & host of other contentious strategic contradictions with the West.
Hi Truly Asia,
where did you get these insights from the CCP inner circles from?
I am pretty sure that the CCP dreads nothing more than the recognition of breakaway provinces as it has got some aspiring ones itself…
Truly Asia:
China will never go against its own interests to accommodate Russia — especially when it comes to an issue of territorial integrity.
Also, you say that “Chinese truly rejoice at the prospect of the Russian ‘bloody-nosing’ the much-hated West”. Please explain to us who you are and how you can claim to speak for all Chinese. I don’t recall voting for you.
(Did you collect your 5 mao for this post?)