Close ties with Russia and the West: Xi Jinping's dangerous balancing act for China | DW News 

Unlikely considering that Russia and China share a border and have a long "love-hate" history.

that's so true China always want to build good relationship with EU but EU leaders, or i have to say "the Americans in EU", don't want to

@@jesusojeda7850It’s usually easier to foster friendly relationships with distant countries than with neighbors as there is normally far less direct conflict of interests or historic differences.

So true.. in fact, it applies to America as well but Yankees being Yankees.. that will b their downfall

EU is a branch of America foreign policies

@@madscola According to you, only China's attack on Russia will meet your requirements? ! If Xi Jinping does what you want, he will be a fool. Isn’t the United States also providing weapons of mass destruction to Israel, which is committing genocide in neighboring countries? Germany is not lagging behind at all in this immoral matter. But why do not you accuse the United States and Germany for this? Why do think make such rude demands on China? Any citizen will consider whether its leaders put the interests of their own country first, or put the interests of the United States first. This is of course the most important for independent countries without military alliances·

@@madscola Is Israel committing massacres against neighboring countries?！---- Yes Are the United States and Germany sending large-scale weapons to Israel? ---Yes Then according to you, why don't you accuse the United States and Germany? In contrast, what weapons has China sent to Russia? A shovel or a spoon or a tractor?

true

India. India benefitted and profited the most and became the middleman between Russia and Europe for Russian oil.

Maybe the Chinese. Look what's its done for its position over Russia.

Curry seller don't have the capacity to blow up a pipe.

absolutely and vividly Germany, because Germany needs a gift for their boss😂

@@andrewlim7751 Never underestimate India. India did a "Hardeep Singh Nijjar" in Canada and a "Nikhil Gupta" in USA and 8X MI6 Bollywood style in Qatar.

I will jump in as have academically studied Geopolitics from 1945 to 2004. Because they are going to be forced to pick a side when it eventually comes to it. So the entire world is at risk. All 8 billion of us. They like to play both sides but they really don't want to screw with the US and the Coalition. Because realistically - any major conflict ends in Mutually Assured Destruction even with the reduced nuclear technology. There hasn't been a nuclear weapon used in warfare since Nagasaki and any military confrontation between them will result in nuclear warfare. So Jinping likes to play both sides for economic gain but really does not want to make that call. They are insane but they don't want to delete the planet. And China for other reasons is in a horrendous position financially so they need all of the money they can get. And all of the allies they can get if they actually think they can pull off a Ukraine and invade Taiwan.

Dangerous cause China might lose access to Europe markets. That's it, just about money. No other danger for China.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise.

@@Ppot129 China is already neutral, despite what Russia wants. China needs access to EU and US markets, at least for now. there will be no massive Chinese support for the Russian war effort. As for the future of the Chinese-Russian alliance, it exists as a convenience to balance out US hegemony. If US becomes unable or unwilling to project international power (due to Trump, civil fracturing and isolationism) the alliance is finished. Also, China has a valid claim on Outer Manchuria, and has publicly said they want to restore the lands of the Qing. Lands larger than Ukraine full of ethnic Chinese and natural resources that Russia seized in an unfair treaty.

They need to sell their manufactured products. Guess what their biggest market is; clue, 500 million rather propsperous people.

One has superior military, other has superior economic. Both are china

I think Russia now has a superior nuclear force only.

China is both of them. Russia is just a shadow of the USSR.

​@@bigorna4875🤣

​@@bigorna4875 China military can't fight a war

Junior? More like a vassal.

I rather be with US , but well, have a nice trip

@@withgrowinginsanity198 Stockholm syndrome is real. 😁😁

​@@andrewlim7751🤣🤣🤣🤣

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

​@@Ppot129There are 3 world superpowers. The USA, China and the EU. The EU and USA are and will continue to be friendly into the future despite some difference's. Russia is a criminal state according to international UN laws. And Putin is an international criminal according to the ICC. China is showing that it will be friends with criminals that are actively attacking their neighbour. This means China will be kept at a distance. Its obvious to everyone that China wants more global power and is playing its cards carefully... Russia is a backup if China needs military help in the future,

Junior partner

@@mutkaluikkunen3926 Like Europe to US? Colonizing by US troops?

@@PlaYer-sn5or Where?

Germany is not a partner of the US, it’s a vassal state.

​@@peterseth3296Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Germany has to either choose US or build up a large enough army to protect itself

Germany is part of the EU.

in the vid, Putin is walking a bit funny after that 'meeting'. Xi has a spring in his step. ... what conclusion should we draw? Russia takes it without 'oil'?

Please write it Baerbock directly!

Autocrats do get along well with each other.

@@IrrationalCharm

Correction, EU is an American colony.

​@@hermesliteratus882😂

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

EU has a GDP of 14,5 Trillion USA has a GDP of 25 Trillion USA is 1,7 times bigger. Russia has a GDP of 2,2 Trillion China has a GDP of 18 Trillion China is 8 times bigger than Russia

@@IrrationalCharm A lot of US GDP is trillions in government debt spending

EU has a GDP of 14,5 Trillion USA has a GDP of 25 Trillion USA is 1,7 times bigger. Russia has a GDP of 2,2 Trillion China has a GDP of 18 Trillion China is 8 times bigger than Russia

Fair to say, EU and USA mutually need each other. For China Russia is just a puppy to play with. Italys GDP is bigger than Russias

I think you lack understanding of Russia China relations LMAO

@@IrrationalCharm I grew up in Far East of Russia, right on Chinese border, my great grandfather was born in now Chinese city of Harbin went it was part of Russia. I've travelled around China and visited former Russian sea ports in the South of China. But could I know 🤠

Spot on even we in Africa know this ..DW is a vessel that makes the most useless noise.

Is that before of after they nearly went to war.

China is TEN TIMES bigger than Russia. Not a junior partner, really?

Europe is the chihuahua's water dish.

Wuf wuf... have a nice trip to russia

​@@withgrowinginsanity198good doggy, calm down

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

EU has a GDP of 14,5 Trillion USA has a GDP of 25 Trillion USA is 1,7 times bigger. Russia has a GDP of 2,2 Trillion China has a GDP of 18 Trillion China is 8 times bigger than Russia

Is that the reason why the coversation was cut short why the so called expert keep going and going? lol

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Russia would swallow NATO's seamen if NATO ever engaged.

NATO is gasping for air

There is no insult calling Russia a junior partner nevertheless its a strong strategic partnership, the issue is calling Russia a vassal state of china which is total nonsense. Russia has natural resources China dont, in that sense Russia can never be a vassal state of anyone.

@@cosmicpsyops4529 Then who is engaged in Ukraine? Who is winning?

For 2 years, Russia has been unable to occupy Kharkiv, a city only 20 km from the Russian border 😂. This shows Russia has superior military 😂.

Russia is a vassal state to China...you know it in your heart

China is 8 times bigger than Russia. Russia is completely dependent on China as it burnt all ties with west. Clear to say China has the upper hand Russia is the junior

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

@@Ppot129 if germany is to choose usa to protect itself why germany call itself a developed and powerful country on the other hand like western countries why germany interfere into another country's internal matter while it facing lot's of problems

CHINA 19 TRI.GDP RUSSIA 1.8 US 27 TRI. EUROPE 21 TRI.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Both dictators

To be accurate it should be international criminal Putin

So funny people who only watch TikTok and know very little about China, making all ridiculous comments here. China is never world economic champion.

Very true Usa never want to both russian and China

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

But which one is the fascist, and which one is the communist?

you seem bitter. Need Germany?

@@icu17siberia Why would I need Gremany? lol

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Russia giant? Little Italy has a bigger economy than Russia LMFAO

​@@IrrationalCharmMoney is papers .Gold -oil is real power

@@soetun297 oh yeah? Well Russias economy doesn’t reflect that. Only 2,2 trillion.. Norway has plenty of oil and its economy is 1/4 of Russia. Norway has a population of 5,5 million. Russia has 144 million. Everybody praising Putin but in reality. Given what country he has. Yikes!!!

No limit to your jealousy.

China doesn't need Russia's help. They already have everything except the resources Russia stole from them in Outer Manchuria. That was all Chinese land and still mostly Chinese people live there.

Brazil angry after asking Russia for flood assistance, and getting none. Cuba too, it needs economic assistance from its friends, but no ones answering the phone in Moscow. So much for BRICS

True，there are 30 countries in the waiting list for Brics. The west is only 20% of the worlds.

God bless 🇨🇳 🇷🇺❣️

You forgot Iran

@@mitchasris3267 Since the news story was about Russia and China, I only mentioned them. However, here is the FULL LIST OF NEW AXIS - Russia, China, Iran, N Korea, Belarus.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

And we know what happened to the first axis.

The world is not so small as you think! Russia and China are important members of the BRICS. BRICS states economic power is constantly growing whereas Western economies declining. Whole of Africa and most countries in Asia and Latin America don't stand with the west ...

@@eddastrohmayer251 Right now, India is the only one growing. South Africa, Russia, and China are all collapsing. Brazil is doing OK but not great. Plus, BRICS really is nothing. No alliance. Not a trade group. Nothing. Just a PR exercixe.

Trust between giants truly is a fragile thing.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

We're laughing at 2 poor countries pretending to be civilised.

Xinjiang and Syria

Xinjiang and Syria

Free Palestine from the east coast of the USA 🇺🇸

You're a bot

@@cosmicpsyops4529 yup , I am an AI 🤖

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Biggest trading partner and closest strategic ally.

Free free Palestine

Go help them! Leave please!

Russia only support by mouth. US drop foods aids. Russia attack Ukraine.

how does Russia support Palestine?

Yes, just like how Russia is a junior partner of China

And the woman being interviewed. She was very prickly. They need a psychologist, not a strategic partner.

More equal; US GDP is 27 trillion. The EU's is 18 or so. China's is 11 x more than Russia's and it has 10 x the population.

@@stephenhill545 sure, you can skew the numbers as you want...

Russia GDP 1.8 tri. EU 19 tri. Russia pop. 145 mil. EU 450 mil What did you say again?

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

Get out of Ukraine then.

Russia and China have a strong and lasting relationship, Europe's hope that China would be neutral and helping the situation is wishful and will never materialise. Correct me if I'm wrong: Germany has to either choose a strong ally like the US, or to build a strong enough army to protect itself. If Germany does choose US as ally, i think it is made unavoidable by China.

@@Ppot129 germany not in position to choose. ur politcian are not working for germany. ur media also proxy. china best interest is make sure russia does not fail. not necessary for russia to win. russia fail then china next target for nato. germany is one of the chess not a player. china want to see west europe led by france and germany. russia get east europe. middle east balanced among saudi. iran. turkey and israel. us back to north america.

Tschaikovski was gay. They don't shout about that.