China said it and Russia will always stand 'side by side' to support their 'core interests' against the backdrop of countries pursuing unilaterialism.
hasn't ruled out a formal alliance between the two nations, raising concerns in the U.S., as the two nations are considered top adversaries. Part of what pushed the two countries together may have been the United States.
China foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying didn't mention Trump or the U.S. by name, but said a"certain country" had been pursuing the"erroneous policy of unilateralism and protectionism" for the past"few years." "Clinging to the 'mindset of zero-sum game,'" China accused"a certain country" of"hyping up" the differences in ideology and political systems in an attempt to create divisions. "Against such a backdrop, China and Russia always stand side by side to support each other on issues concerning respective core interests, firmly reject hegemony and bullying and jointly uphold international equity and justice," Hua said on Monday. On Monday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said a"certain country" pursuing unilateralism pushed China to stand side by side with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting on November 13, 2019, in Brasilia, Brazil.It's not the first time China's hit the U.S. for Trump's unilateralism and protectionism approach to governing. In 2017, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng called unilateralism an"unprecedented challenge" to the multilateral trading system. The next year, foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang accused former Secretary of State of using criticism of China's"predatory" economic practices to"cover up its unilateral and protectionist moves."
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