Artificial Intelligence: In a Kremlin report on December 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin requested the Russian Government and the Joint Corporate Sberbank that collaborates with China in “Research and Technological Progression in the Synthetic Intelligence Box” and potentially publishes a newspaper a newspaper Foreigner that covers its results. On January 9, Voice of America reported that the president of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute also said that China was making plans to develop its cooperation with Sberbank. Currently, Russia falls in China and the United States “on a diversity of parameters,” according to the first Sberbank assistant CEO, partly due to Western sanctions. For example, he says that CNN, in mid -January, Biden announced that China and Russia “will be a new topic for the restrictions in the sale of synthetic intelligence models (AI)” closed “most” closed “. Russia has reasons To worry: the generation of AI can be used in the traditional war, which increases the progression of autonomous weapons. of the army.
Railways: On January 9, Voice of America reported an upcoming building in China-Central Asia rail cooperation. In July, China plans to start reaching the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. Russia and Kazakhstan have long pushed for such a plan, however, China needs to identify rail routes of choice and continue to increase its influence in the region.
Commerce: China-Russia imports and exports reached a record summit of $ 237 billion in 2024, according to Chinese customs data. However, Yuan’s general advertising price has only been higher to 2. 9% from 2023, much less than the expansion of 32. 7% between 2022 and 2023. Similarly, Chinese exports to Russia higher than 5 % (in terms of Yuan) and imports of Russia have a higher percentage than 1, either for less than 53. 9 and 18. 6%, respectively, said last year. The general bidirectional advertising price between the two countries amounted to $ 244. 8 billion in 2024, opposed to 240. 1 billion dollars in 2023.
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According to Bloomberg, China’s Russian coal is changing. China is sourcing more and more coal for Australia and Mongolia as Russian coal becomes too expensive. If U. S. sanctions on Russia increase, this replacement continues. However, Russian crude oil imports have re-greened a record, with 108. 5 million metric tons imported each year. However, China (as well as India) is looking for opportunities because the United States imposes new sanctions on Russian oil manufacturers and tankers. For example, the U. S. Treasury recently announced new sanctions targeting Russian manufacturers such as Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz and more than 180 ships in Russia’s “Shadow Fleet. ”
China-Russia Dialogue: The day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, President and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks to reaffirm their partnership. Thanking the Kremlin, Xi said he was “ready. . . Level. Putin said the two countries “have joined together in advocating for a fairer multipolar global order” and “objectively play a primary stabilizing role in foreign affairs. “They referred to the “dear friends”.
Chinese espionage: Despite these proximity manifestations, the Taiwanese cybersecurity society team told Political that surely Chinese cyber organizations such as Mustang Panda and silly Team spied on “aerospace and defense companies. ” The cybernetic fan they described consisted of stealing confidential data on the Russian weapons program, adding nuclear submarines. Until now, Kremlin has not published an answer. Another intelligence does not seem to verify the report.
In Ukraine
China Statement on Ukraine War: On January 16, in his remarks at the UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine, Chinese Ambassador Geng Shuang called for all involved in the Ukraine war to follow the following principles: “no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of the fighting, and no provocation by any party.” He spoke of China’s shuttle diplomacy and the development of the Friends for Peace coalition, which includes Brazil and some Global South countries. He claimed that China has not provided Russia with military technology, adding that, had it done so, “the situation on the battleground would not have been where it is now.” He repeated China’s frequent criticism of the United States and the accusation that it was using the war to increase its power on the global stage.
The United States and the China-Russia Alliance: In a Financial Times article published on January 3, former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was quoted as saying that China appears to be trying to “have it both ways” in its approach to the Ukraine war. He noted how Chinese companies continue to provide Russia with “critical materiel to help it rebuild its defence industry base,” while advocating for peace. Blinken did, however, say that China could have played a role in nuclear de-escalation in its conversations with the Kremlin.
At the World Economic Forum on January 23, Trump voiced optimism that China could help resolve the Ukraine war, saying “hopefully, China can help us stop the war with, in particular, Russia-Ukraine. And they have a great deal of power over that situation, and we’ll work with them.” Trump also spoke of past conversations with Putin about denuclearization and noted that China could join the effort.