The Chinese and Russian militaries have agreed to strengthen their ties and collaborate more actively in the future.
At a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, Chinese General Li Shangfu and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu agreed to the initiative.
The purpose of the international meeting, according to Li, was to “demonstrate to the outside world the high level of China-Russia relations and the determination to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two militaries.”
The People’s Republic of China’s armed forces will expand, and military cooperation between our nations will increase, thanks to your considerable experience working with the Russian Federation, according to Shoigu.
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Shoigu also said to Li, “It is crucial that our countries have a common understanding of the problem of the ongoing development of the global geopolitical scene.
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Kara-Murza was initially detained in April of last year after traveling back to Moscow from Arizona, where he had delivered a lecture to the state House of Representatives. Kara-Murza has survived two poisoning attempts that he attributes to Putin.
China finished a series of military exercises earlier this week in which its troops encircled the independent island and practiced attacking it. In response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States and following meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, China conducted its drills.
The U.S. and international law do not recognize China’s long-standing claims of sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait and the island.
