[NTD, Beijing, June 21, 2022]Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “China does not need to cater to Russia on all issues”. The related video once sparked heated discussions on Chinese social media.
On June 17, Putin delivered a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, saying that China and Russia have “all-round friendly relations”, but this does not mean that China should “cater to Russia in everything”, “nor do we. need this.”
Putin said that China and Russia have their own “national interests”, and the leaders of the Communist Party of China, like Russia, must proceed from their own “national interests”. But he added that Chinese and Russian interests “do not conflict.”
This speech of Putin is accused of being related to the position of China and Russia on the issue of the Ukraine war.
Earlier, The Washington Post reported that the troubled Russia several times pressured China to provide “more aid” to Moscow, but China feared that it would also be sanctioned, and only promised Russia to help on the premise of not violating European and American sanctions. The CCP’s excuse for rejecting Russia is also the so-called consideration of “national interests”.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Beijing signed a strategic agreement with Moscow and reiterated that “there is no upper limit to Sino-Russian friendship”, which was interpreted as full support for Russia to send troops. Now Beijing is refusing to provide Russia with much-needed help, which is accused of “breaking its promises”.
Sources from the Kremlin said Putin scolded Beijing at an internal meeting in Moscow after being rejected and used “severe and obscene language” against Xi.
Last week, Putin and Xi spoke again on the phone, with both sides stressing “mutual support”. However, Chinese and Russian state media differed in their presentation of the call. Some analysts said that this call was clearly Putin’s request from Xi Jinping.
Hot discussion among Chinese netizens
On June 18, mainland media published relevant fragments of Putin’s speech on the 17th. The video went viral on social media for a while.
Many Chinese netizens pay less attention to the context of Putin’s speech, and pay more attention to the “unequal” Sino-Russian relationship implied by the statement that “China does not need to cater to Russia on all issues”. Some “patriots” may feel insulted and abuse Putin.
There are also many Chinese netizens who are dissatisfied with the CCP, blaming Putin’s expression on the fact that the Beijing regime has always been servile to Soviet Russia. A netizen mocked: “To tell the truth, being too filial can sometimes be unbearable.” Some netizens replied for the CCP: “Okay. Daddy, happy holidays (Father’s Day).”
From Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union to Russia, they have always had a history of aggression against China or embezzlement of Chinese territory. The Communist Party of China, supported by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, has always regarded Soviet Russia as the “father of the nation” and has a “soft spot” for Russia. Therefore, there is a “Russian father” in the ridicule of netizens. After Russia invaded Ukraine, the CCP took a risk and supported Moscow economically, diplomatically and in public opinion, which made many Chinese even more angry.
After Putin’s remarks sparked heated discussions, related posts were suspected of being blocked on Weibo and other Chinese social media.
As of June 20, when searching for relevant keywords on Weibo, there are only a few search results, and most of them are “supporting Sino-Russian equality and mutual benefit” or continue to praise Putin’s “superior wisdom” and other so-called “positive energy” “post.
(Comprehensive report by reporter Jing Zhongming/responsible editor: Xu Gengwen)
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