A few days ago, Germany visited Mongolia with a shock! This is not only a diplomatic event, but also a geopolitical drama. The two countries not only reached a consensus on upgrading bilateral relations, but also signed cooperation agreements in various fields involving mineral resources. ** Exploded, hyping that this was a strong signal to China and Russia, suggesting that Germany will be more actively involved in Asian affairs in the future. Military History Observatory
But that's not all, France's first visit to Mongolia last year was also done to provide Mongolia with "more options". Against the backdrop of great power competition, Western countries such as France have approached Mongolia one after another, apparently in an attempt to draw it into the camp of confrontation with China and Russia. However, Mongolia is swaying from side to side in the diplomatic arena.
Not long ago, after Germany and Mongolia signed a series of cooperation agreements, Mongolian Foreign Minister Batsetseg took the initiative to approach China and expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with China. This move makes people wonder, what is Mongolia's calculation?
Mongolia seems to have been oscillating between its "third neighbor" and China. Last year, Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun Erden visited the United States and signed a series of cooperation agreements with the United States in the fields of critical minerals, and then immediately shouted at China and expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with China. Although Mongolia claims to maintain a balanced policy in its foreign relations, in reality, it seems that they want to take advantage of both sides.
After the signing of the critical minerals cooperation agreement between the United States and Mongolia, Oyun Erden said that mining requires huge investment, and the West wants to cultivate Mongolia to replace China's position in the global rare earth ** chain, and it is estimated that it will invest as much as 25 billion US dollars. However, it is clearly unlikely that the United States will be able to afford this money. Although the United States has tried to invest in Mongolia through the Millennium Challenge Initiative and try to undermine the Belt and Road Initiative between China and Mongolia, the scale of investment is limited. Mongolia hopes to make a breakthrough in mining infrastructure with the help of foreign investors, and GDP is expected to double in the next decade. However, such a dream seems unattainable in the United States.
As a result, Mongolia is turning to China, clearly seeking more investment. However, will the mined mineral resources end up in China? The answer is clearly no. The United States and Germany sought out Mongolia in large part because of its rich mineral resources. This can be seen when Oyun Erden bypassed China and Russia to sign an open sky agreement with the United States during his visit to the United States.
Similarly, after signing a mineral cooperation agreement with a "third neighbor", Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsseg took the initiative to reach out to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with China. This means that Mongolia is not only looking for investment, but also wants China to facilitate transportation. This seemingly complicated approach is in the hope that China will complete its cooperation with its "third neighbor."
China has stressed that state-to-state cooperation should not harm the interests of third parties, but Western countries are clearly deliberately trying to woo Mongolia, and the purpose is very strong. Against this backdrop, Mongolia's so-called choice is actually difficult for us to agree with.
During the China-Mongolia talks, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made it clear that China and Mongolia should understand and support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns. The originally planned "Power of Siberia-2" pipeline China-Russia-Mongolia natural gas project has been delayed, in addition to the ** problem, Mongolia itself is also a destabilizing factor.
Mongolia is a sovereign state that has the right to independently choose its partners. However, the problem is that Mongolia has signed cooperation agreements with "third neighbors" such as Germany and the United States, and on the other hand, it has proposed to strengthen transport cooperation with China and Russia. This inevitably raises doubts about whether Mongolia wants to use the transportation facilities of China and Russia to transport strategic resources to a "third neighbor". This kind of disrespect for the core interests of China and Russia is obviously unacceptable.
In addition, considering that Oyun Erden had earlier called for a trilateral summit between China, Russia and Mongolia, the Mongolian foreign minister approached Wang Yi at this time, perhaps to test China's attitude. However, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has clearly set out the direction of China-Mongolia relations, and if Mongolia wants more results in bilateral relations, it needs to take more concrete actions. The road to friendship between China and Mongolia is not an easy one, but if Mongolia wants to realize its vision of cooperation, it must make wise choices based on consideration of each other's core interests.
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