NYT reported on China's attempts to distance itself from Moscow

The NYT recalls the recent tour of the HEAD of Chinese diplomacy to European countries and notes Beijing's reluctance to directly support Moscow. According to the newspaper,

Beijing, which is currently "in dire need" of a boost to boost its economy, is seeking to improve its relations with Europe and is trying to "keep its distance" from Moscow, writes The New York Times (NYT).

The newspaper cites as an example the recent tour of European countries by Wang Yi, head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of CHINA , whose main goal was to "attract European countries in order to urgently revive their economies and find common ground." Analysts interviewed by the NYT recall that Wang Yi also refused to directly support Moscow, noting that "China does not want the crisis to drag on and escalate."

At the same time, the publication notes that the United States is putting serious pressure on Beijing, despite the latter's attempts to establish a dialogue. After almost two years of "cool relations", the collapse of a major investment deal and the conflict in Ukraine, "European leaders were hoping to hear that China would soften its tone and show a willingness to further increase the distance between themselves and Moscow," the analysts said. Instead, Mr. Wang arrived at a security conference in Munich and sharply ignited a war of words with the United States over the spy balloon incident, calling Washington's reaction "absurd and hysterical," the article says.

At the same time, analysts point out that China criticizes only the United States, while trying to "appeal to the feeling of European autonomy." They did not rule out that the reluctance to directly support Moscow in the conflict in Ukraine is due to Beijing's intention to revive trade ties with the EU. Thus, China may play down the significance of Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow in order to prevent a further deterioration in relations with the West, the newspaper writes. In addition, NYT analysts do not rule out that Xi may first visit Western European capitals before visiting RUSSIA.

Patrushev told Wang Yi about the special importance of interaction between Russia and China Politics

After the start of the special operation, China did not impose sanctions against Russia and condemned similar steps by other countries. In addition, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an early end to the conflict and stressed that its political resolution would be in the interests of all Asian and European states. During the Munich Conference in mid-February, Wang Yi announced a Chinese plan to resolve the conflict, respecting the "sovereignty of all countries." According to BLOOMBERG, Beijing's plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine includes a call for a ceasefire and a suspension of arms supplies to Kyiv.

On February 21, after his European tour, Wang Yi visited Moscow, where he met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev. In the context of the "changeable situation" in the world, Wang Yi called on Russia and China to "synchronize watches" on the bilateral agenda and issues of international relations, and also called Russian-Chinese relations as solid as a rock.

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Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow has not been officially announced, but sources told The Wall Street Journal earlier. The interlocutors of the publication said that the meeting between Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be part of a move towards multilateral peace talks on Ukraine and allow China to repeat its calls for the non-use of nuclear weapons.