On September 30, President of the Russian Federation Putin delivered a national televised speech. The 40-minute speech was very rich, two of which directly involved China.
First, Putin said that since modern times, the "On-Sa" group has used colonialism to continuously enslave countries and regions outside Europe. Britain used strong ships and powerful guns to open the door to China, and through the first Opium War with , the Second Opium War, , attempting to turn China into a British colony and poison the body and spirit of the Chinese people with opium. This is the first time Putin mentioned China in his speech, and also pointed out the heinous crimes committed by Western colonialism against China.
Second, Putin also said that Western colonialism is rising again today. At present, in order to ensure its position at the top of the food chain in international politics, the "On-Sa" nation attempts to initiate neo-colonialism, use hegemony and military alliances to suppress countries like Russia, China, and Iran, in an attempt to turn these countries into vassals of the West and slaves of the "On-Sa" nation.
First of all, from the perspective of Putin's speech, this statement released many signals.
first, explain the facts. Both China and Russia are great powers with a long historical civilization. Therefore, expounding facts from a historical perspective and understanding the changes in the world is the common thinking of the two countries. can be seen in Putin's historical speech that he knows Russian history and the world history outside Russia. In this speech, Putin specifically mentioned that the "On-Sa" nation suppressed the non-Western world and regions through opium, strong ships and powerful guns. The purpose is to make the non-Western region become servants and vassals of the Western world. The Chinese deeply agree with and have deep feelings about this point Putin pointed out.
1839 Lin Zexu dismissed cigarettes in Humen. In 1840, Britain used this as an excuse to believe that China hurts Britain's interests, so it brazenly launched the First Opium War against China. Then, in 1856, the Second Opium War was launched intermittently, burning down the Old Summer Palace in China and plundering countless treasures of China. These are all heinous crimes committed by Britain in China in modern times and also a painful history that China cannot forget. Therefore, from this perspective, Putin's mention of China's suppression and historical enslavement by the "On-Sa" nation is based on facts.
Second, it must be pointed out that Putin, as a politician with global influence, has his own courage. Now due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russia and the United States are completely in a state of confrontation. Every word and expression of Putin must have special significance. When Putin mentioned China for the second time, he said that the Western world attempted to suppress and encircle China through neo-colonialism is actually sending signals to the outside world. Russia currently empathizes with China's experience, and the situation faced by the two countries is the same. Both China and Russia must establish their own powerful sovereign states and realize the rejuvenation of their own nation and country. However, the West does not want to see the rise of China and Russia, nor does it want to see the booming rise of world pluralism after the rise of China and Russia.
Therefore, in order to maintain Western hegemony, only by concentrating efforts to defeat the two countries that China and Russia take the lead can we ensure that the Western hegemony is forever. Now, Putin directly pointed out the conspiracy and attempt of the West in his speech, which is to express his views to the West. Although Russia has suffered collective sanctions from Western countries such as the United States, Russia is not alone. It has both heavyweight strategic partners like China and other developing countries, and has expressed support for Russia. When Putin mentioned China, he actually made this point to the West, and Russia's diplomatic strategy still has a lot of room for maneuver.
Third, Putin mentioned China twice in his speech, but in fact the signal sent out is that the so-called rules-based international order in the United States is just the "family rules" of the core groups such as the United States and the United States to safeguard their own selfish interests. At present, Russia clearly tells the United States and other Western countries by turning over the table that Russia does not recognize its so-called rules-based international order. Not only does Russia not recognize it, but other heavyweight countries do not recognize it.The rules-based international order led by the United States and other Western countries fundamentally violates the purpose of " United Nations Charter " and runs contrary to the wishes of most countries around the world. Russia currently plays a pioneer in ending the hegemony of Western countries such as the United States and its rules-based international order led by it.
Secondly, from China's perspective, China should also be concerned and vigilant about this.
First, China must maintain a high degree of strategic clarity and strategic determination. No matter how the outside world changes, as long as China's most core and fundamental interests are not involved, China must still follow its own pace. As a big country, China has its own judgment and of course it has the right to act according to its own wishes. This willingness and position is 1.4 billion Chinese people. Putin mentioned China twice in his speech, and China can also empathize with it. China has indeed suffered suppression and enslavement from the "On-Sa" nation in history. Nowadays, China is also facing sanctions and encirclement from the United States and other Western countries. However, from China's current fundamental interests, China still needs to focus on the economy, focus on construction, and follow its own pace.
Second, President Putin's speech can actually give China some inspiration. China should further improve its diplomatic mediation capabilities and expand China's strategic maneuver space on the international stage. Chairman Mao once said that the so-called politics is to "make more people and less enemies", and China's diplomacy must achieve this strategic goal on the international stage. Only China's friends are everywhere, which can not only effectively safeguard China's interests overseas, but also provide more abundant international resources for China to effectively resolve the pressure brought by the West. From the sanctions imposed by the United States and other Western countries on Russia, it can be seen that China should learn this lesson deeply.
Third, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict reveals the lowest logic of today's world politics: strength determines everything. Whether a country has status, identity, and dignity depends entirely on its own national strength. Therefore, striving to improve China's comprehensive national strength is a main line that must always be grasped at present and in the future.
In short, whether admitted or not, the current international situation has indeed shown a trend of circle formation, and the United States' suppression of China and Russia has been unconcealed. In this case, if China wants to seek its own development opportunities and expand its international space, on the one hand, of course, it must carry out its own all-round diplomacy of . We must not only fight resolutely with the United States, but also safeguard the overall development of Sino-US relations, and also actively carry out diplomatic relations with other Western countries. After all, the Western world is not an ironclad one. On the other hand, China must strengthen strategic mutual trust with Russia and develop Sino-Russia relations to a higher level and higher stage. After all, China-Russia relations have been tested and developed until now, and both countries have understood a truth: only by shoulder-to-shoulder and back-to-back can China and Russia inject strong stability into this chaotic world.
