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Have Russia and China really made a "pact"?

2022-05-12T17:14:03.609Z


THE VERIFICATION – During a trip to Japan, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen castigated the “worrying pact with China” that Russia would have concluded.


THE QUESTION

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Visiting Tokyo for an annual cycle of Japan-EU talks, German European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen slammed Russia's "

worrying pact

" with China, once again reflecting the concern of Europeans faced with the emergence of this Sino-Russian axis.

Such a rapprochement shakes up Western hegemony on the international scene and thwarts the straitjacket of sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

But can we therefore speak of a “

pact

” between the two countries, a term which implies a formal agreement or an alliance?

What is the nature of Sino-Russian relations?

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Source: lefigaro

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