Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Moscow on an official visit to meet with Russian President Putin at the invitation of his excellency.

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Edited by | Huxina
China section - CJ journalist
19 March 2023

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  Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to Russia, his first foreign trip since being re-elected as Chinese president, will be a trip of friendship, cooperation, and peace.

The visit, scheduled for March 20-22, is set to map out the blueprint for the development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.
It will also push ahead with the practical cooperation between the two countries, and inject strong impetus into the endeavor to maintain peace and prosperity so as to jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Xi's visit to Russia will be a trip of friendship, cooperation, and peace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday in a daily news briefing.

He also reiterated China's situation on the ongoing Ukraine crisis, saying that;
"China will continue to uphold its objective and just position on the Ukraine crisis and play a constructive role in promoting peace talks."

Surprisingly, or not, U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby responded by saying that Washington opposed a possible call by China for a ceasefire in Ukraine because it would allow Russia to "restart attacks."

No matter what the United States will do to defend its position, the international community can now easily see that Washington does not want to see an end to the conflict it has done so much to foster and escalate all along.

Moreover, the United States is apparently not willing to see a political solution to the crisis, nor does it want to see that both sides can settle for peace.

Although Washington always tries to portray itself as a sympathizer with the weak, that is certainly not who it is. The fact is that the United States, together with its allies, are piling up military assistance to Ukraine, and would rather let the conflict-torn Ukrainians continue to suffer from the bloody crisis until their last drop of blood is spilled than put a stop to the conflict.