China adviser says Beijing-Moscow ties can withstand US containment efforts
A senior Chinese policy adviser has said China-Russia relations have enough internal stability to withstand any attempt by Washington to drive a wedge between the two countries.
He made the comments at a panel discussion in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
The adviser, Wu, described the relationship as flexible and lacking formal disciplinary constraints, but said it had developed into a stable mechanism.
He said Beijing and Moscow each take what they need from the partnership.
Wu said the two countries have more than 60,000 institutionalised communication channels, which he described as blood vessels linking government, parliamentary, civil society and industry contacts.
He said these links help the relationship endure outside pressure.
The remarks matter because they underline how Chinese officials and advisers are framing ties with Russia at a time when the US has long sought to limit cooperation between the two powers.
Wu said the relationship sits within what he called a great triangle involving China, Russia and the US.
He also said deep-seated US-Russia contradictions remain part of that wider triangle.
