In the run-up to the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Beijing welcomed guests from all over the world, representing more than 140 countries and more than 30 international organizations, to demonstrate their support and participation in the initiative. Among them, Russia's visit to Putin has attracted widespread attention, and his meeting with Chinese leaders is considered a new height in Sino-Russian relations. However, at such a celebratory moment, Japan and NATO are not willing to be lonely, sending provocative signals to China and Russia in terms of nuclear sewage and military exercises, respectively.
Putin arrived at Beijing International Airport on an Il-76 transport plane and began his trip to China. As an old friend of China, Putin was warmly welcomed by the Chinese side. As you can see from the social **on**, the airport is covered with a red carpet, and there are many people to greet them, in addition to **, there is also a guard of honor of the three services. When Putin got off the plane, he shook hands with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, smiling and looking very happy. The intimate atmosphere between them makes people feel the joy of reuniting old friends.
Putin's security measures are also very tight, he has many bodyguards around him, black suitcases in his hands, sunglasses in his eyes, serious expressions, and constant vigilance of the situation around him. On the ramp of Putin's plane, there is also a dark protective cover, which looks like bulletproof glass, in order to protect Putin's safety. Putin's special car is not China's Hongqi car, but a special car airlifted from Russia. It is said that before Putin's special plane landed, the Russian side had already used five Il-76 transport planes to send Putin's special car and other supplies to Beijing. These details all show that Putin attaches great importance to this visit.
During Putin's visit to China, the Chinese side made two "special" arrangements, which attracted attention. First, the Chinese side sent Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to pick up the plane, which means that economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia will be an important topic of the meeting. Second, according to Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov, China and Russia will hold a meeting at the highest level, which is a "separate secret talk", which is different from the past, and this is a very special meeting. This shows that the relations between China and Russia have reached a new level.
As soon as Putin arrived in Beijing, Japan and NATO began their small maneuvers. Japan has been sanctioned by Russia for insisting on discharging nuclear wastewater, and Russia has decided to restrict the import of fish and other aquatic products from Japan. The Japanese side was very dissatisfied with this and demanded that the Russian side revoke its decision on the grounds that there was "no scientific basis".
In fact, after China announced the suspension of imports of Japanese aquatic products, many countries are also paying attention to and assessing the impact of Japan's nuclear wastewater discharge on the environment. Now Russia has also joined China's position and taken measures against Japan, which is a very sensible and responsible approach. This is because Japan's nuclear wastewater contains more than 60 radionuclides, such as carbon-14, tritium, and iodine-129, which have no effective treatment methods and will cause serious harm to human health once they are discharged into the ocean. Japan** only emphasizes the tritium problem, which is a misleading and concealment, which makes people feel very worried.
This issue is not only related to the local environment in Japan, but also to the global environment. For the sake of our health and that of our children and grandchildren, we must take this issue more seriously.
In addition to Japan, NATO is also doing things. Outside the Russian border, 1,000 kilometers away, NATO member states held a large-scale military exercise aimed at defending the territory of the European Union with nuclear weapons, according to Russia**. The exercise took place over Italy, Croatia and the Mediterranean Sea and involved 13 countries and 60 aircraft. Among them, there were American B-52H strategic bombers, as well as bombers, reconnaissance planes, and tankers capable of carrying nuclear bombs, which completed the exercise tasks together. In addition, it is said that some of the planes took off from the Aviano airbase in the United States, which is a US nuclear depot in Europe, which shows that this is a very complex and strategic exercise.
As is customary in international military exercises, these participating aircraft do not carry real ammunition. However, through such exercises, countries can improve their tactical and military cooperation capabilities, allowing NATO to effectively respond to any possible military threat. Perhaps, in NATO's view, this is not only a deterrence exercise, but also NATO's strengthening of its own real combat readiness.
Regarding this exercise, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov made it clear that this exercise is very confrontational, but the Russian side will not be afraid. No matter how many ** there are in NATO, how many people there are, Russia will not change its principles.
In this unpredictable world, NATO's display of nuclear deterrence is unsettling, which may not only cause hostility or fear among other countries, but also prompt them to accelerate their own nuclear research and development, lead to an escalation of the global armed race, and may even trigger a "bloc confrontation" in the nuclear field, which will bring more uncertainty and anxiety to the world.
It has to be said that in this chaotic world, what we need is cooperation and understanding, not confrontation and hostility.