Putin says Russia's defence ties with China based on trust

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Putin says Russia's defence ties with China based on trust

 

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following their meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 10, 2018. Donat Sorokin/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS

 

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Moscow and Beijing's relations were based on trust in areas ranging from politics to security and defence.

 

Putin made the comments ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart which are being held on the sidelines of an economic forum in the city of Vladivostok in Russia's far east.

 

The talks coincide with the start of Russia's biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union which China will also take part in.

 

(Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-09-11

[Nice Boyd]

They both don’t trust each other , Get Real Putiny

[Media1]

Dirty Putin

[oldrunner]

Two of the most dangerous, least trust worthy nations (leaders) in the world. Potential starters of the end of Earth.

[KKr]

45 minutes ago, oldrunner said:

Two of the most dangerous, least trust worthy nations (leaders) in the world. Potential starters of the end of Earth.

that is an opinion. 
Question is whether their predictability is better or worse than the gaining popularity of knee-jerk policy making we see in some other places.

[rudi49jr]

'Putin says Russian defence ties with China based on trust'

 

I didn't know Putin was a comedian.

[Benmart]

Money and power are the allies of many nations, including my own.

[Guest]

I don't think China is going to forget their common history.

https://www.scmp.com/article/714064/nixon-intervention-saved-china-soviet-nuclear-attack

 

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Nixon intervention saved China from Soviet nuclear attack

It is October 1969: China is preparing for a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Lin, second to Mao, orders 940,000 soldiers, 4,000 planes and 600 vessels to scatter from their bases and the transfer of major archives from Beijing to the southwest.

Then US president Richard Nixon intervenes. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger tells the Soviet ambassador in Washington that as soon as the Soviets set off their first missile against China, the US will launch nuclear missiles at 130 Soviet cities

 

 

[Quidio]

Putin has successfully neutralized the US.   Whatever he has on Trump, it is working.   Trump will not stand in his way.   This has led to the weakening of almost every US relationship/partnership.   Putin has been successfully playing the long game.   

 

NATO is severely weakened, the UK is leaving the EU and the EU is in a somewhat weakened position.   

 

Now Putin will join with China and make one heck of a powerful trading and military block.   No reasonable check on this powerful block.   

 

And Little Kim's job will be to make sure Trump keeps his eye off the ball.

[Nice Boyd]

Putin has successfully neutralized the US.   Whatever he has on Trump, it is working.   Trump will not stand in his way.   This has led to the weakening of almost every US relationship/partnership.   Putin has been successfully playing the long game.   
 
NATO is severely weakened, the UK is leaving the EU and the EU is in a somewhat weakened position.   
 
Now Putin will join with China and make one heck of a powerful trading and military block.   No reasonable check on this powerful block.   
 
And Little Kim's job will be to make sure Trump keeps his eye off the ball.

Neutralized, Please.........


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[bristolboy]

17 hours ago, Quidio said:

Putin has successfully neutralized the US.   Whatever he has on Trump, it is working.   Trump will not stand in his way.   This has led to the weakening of almost every US relationship/partnership.   Putin has been successfully playing the long game.   

 

NATO is severely weakened, the UK is leaving the EU and the EU is in a somewhat weakened position.   

 

Now Putin will join with China and make one heck of a powerful trading and military block.   No reasonable check on this powerful block.   

 

And Little Kim's job will be to make sure Trump keeps his eye off the ball.

Try to keep in mind that economically speaking, Russia is not a major power. It has a 150 million people yet its GDP is less than half of the UK's with 65 million people. On top of that, a huge share of its GDP comes from oil and mineral exports. Not a highly developed economy.