Putin traveled to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and then met with Iran** in Moscow. The layman saw only 4 Su-35 escorts, and the insider saw Russia's active strategic adjustment. Sino-Russian relations still have a rather special aspect.
In general, Russia does not want to hang on the Chinese tree. Russia's exports are relatively smooth, but the import channels are relatively simple. At present, it is China that can ship a large number of goods to Russia, and the transaction volume of goods and ** between China and Russia will exceed 200 billion US dollars in 2023, and the settlement of local currencies between China and Russia will account for 95%. Russia also wanted to import some electronic products from India, but India did not do so, so Russia has a large amount of Indian rupees left in its pocket. Therefore, Russia is still actively looking for import channels.
On the other hand, Russia wants to add another buyer to the export gas pipeline - Mongolia, while China prefers to buy Russian gas directly without going through a third country.
On the other hand, China is also an open circle of friends. There are too many lessons from history in engaging in closed alliances. The relationship between the countries changed rapidly, and basically a son of heaven and a courtier. After being betrayed, he still helped count the money, and he couldn't do it anymore.