A few days ago, spokesperson Hua Chunying posted a paragraph on social media, which attracted widespread attention. In China, Belarusian Lukashenko appeared on the campus of Peking University and held a friendly match with classmates from the Peking University ice hockey team. According to Lukashenko, he is an avid sportsman, especially ice hockey, and often participates in domestic ice hockey club activities during holidays. We can also see from ** that Lukashenko is right, 69 years old, not only agile, but also frequently scored.
In addition to ice hockey matches, the main purpose of Lukashenko's visit to Peking University was to meet with the secretary of Peking University, accompanied by his youngest son Nikolai. Lukashenko said that Nikolai Xi majored in biotechnology at Peking University, and that he has strong ties with China, both personally and as a Belarusian**. In this regard, netizens also jokingly said that Lu ** went to Peking University to hold a parent-teacher meeting, and met directly with the school leaders, which is the highest-level parent-teacher meeting.
Let's get back to the point, this time Lukashenko visited China, and China gave a high-level reception. It has been learned that he arrived in Beijing on 3 December by special plane and will visit China for two days. Although Lukashenko's visit to China was relatively low-key and he arrived in Beijing at night, China's etiquette was quite in place. The airport was not only laid with a red carpet, but also prepared flowers, and China's leading vice minister Ma Zhaoxu was also ready to greet him early. After Lukashenko rested for one night, the Chinese side arranged for him to meet with the Chinese leader the next day, and the meeting venue was set at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
It is worth mentioning that in February this year, Lukashenko already paid a state visit to China, and the results were very fruitful, with China and Belarus signing about 40 contracts with a total value of nearly $3.5 billion. Some people may wonder if Lukashenko is here again to negotiate a contract this timeIt's certainly not just that. It is still relatively rare for a country's leader to visit the same country twice in a year. If it is only for business cooperation, there are other ** staff members who can do this job, and there is no need for the leader to visit again. As for why Lukashenko visited China again, some professionals have analyzed it and believe that there are two main reasons. First, Belarus is in a very bad situation and needs more engagement with China. Before 2020, Belarus tried to improve relations with Western countries, but in 2020, Belarus**, Lukashenko was successfully elected**, but the West disagreed with the election results. Coupled with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Belarus has incurred Western sanctions. It can be said that, apart from Russia, China is the most important partner of Belarus on the diplomatic map. In less than a year, Belarus has visited China twice, which shows the importance it attaches to China-Belarus relations.
The second reason may be to make up for Lukashenko's absence from the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. In October this year, China held the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, and it is a pity that Belarus was one of the first countries to respond to and participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, and the China-Belarus Industrial Park jointly built by China and Belarus is known as the "Pearl of the Silk Road". During the talks between the leaders of China and Belarus, both sides talked about the Belt and Road Initiative many times, and believed that under the framework of the initiative, exchanges, cooperation and friendly relations between China and Belarus are moving to a higher level.
This year marks the 31st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Belarus, and now many people have affectionately called Belarus "White Iron", and the last one to be called by China was our "Pakistan Railway" Pakistan, and China-Pakistan relations are obvious to all in the world, which also reflects the friendly attitude of the Chinese people towards Belarus. Lukashenko was also unambiguous about the friendship between China and Belarus, and made a clear promise to China that Belarus will always be a reliable partner of China in the past, present, and future.