Putin-Xi friendship not one between equals: Analyst

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday (May 16) for talks with his “dear friend” Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow seeks to deepen ties with its most powerful ally. But the Sino-Russian partnership is not one that is among equals, and Beijing has the upper hand. International relations Professor Aurel Braun from the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science explains why on CNA’s Asia First. Read more: cna.asia/3ypIYFx
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[@user-eg4ii6gx9o]

It sounds like he's talking about the US-EU relationship.

[@thecomment9489]

Yep more exact. And in the Western mind the only relationship that is acceptable is where only one is dominating everyone else. So they not only give their useless opinions on relationships of other countries but also invent history to justify that thinking. Peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are not the words in their rotten dictionary.

[@MgWynn]

Long live Russia and China relationship. The world needs China and Russia for world peace and stability. ❤❤❤❤

[@Jin-oq2qu]

Typical of CNA. There goes what credibility that is left of CNA.

[@ksneoh3572]

CNA is becoming an American poodle

[@user-zn4vv5tv6g]

who is this bum?

[@katong1953]

What I know is this bum, like many CNA "experts", is no expert. Why should Russia be uncomfortable in having good relations with China? Maybe he thinks Russia would be more confortable having bad relations with China. No logic.

[@demingz4100]

AI human

[@katong1953]

@user-zn. My post agreeing with your sentiments was censored. More people disagree with the bum than is shown.

[@demingz4100]

I think CNA's reputation is in trouble

[@ksneoh3572]

I suspect there is strong CIA infiltration. Hope Lawrence Wong can stop this

[@Sunabozupunk]

Vassal media don't care about reputation, they just obey.

[@deepone5005]

CNA - CIA News Agency -is being mischievious with such a title.

[@exvdapp]

This professor does not know his work. Same western bla bla bla

[@bobafett5757]

Yes hes clueless about policies strategy

[@hpifwkak]

Might as well watch CNN or BBC for western blablabla. CNA pls find better and more nuanced “experts”

[@user-bq3ce3kw1y]

All of the cabinet and agency are doing what they are hired to do, then say you don't understand, and if they really don't know what they are doing, even better

[@pouwakaruwhiu8349]

Nailed it mate 👍 from Australia 🦘

[@BBme]

propagandas from west. Yet CNA nowadays support all that BS

[@johnny-ih5es]

Meddling in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Taiwan has led the two superpowers to come together. Yes?

[@branbran9129]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 so called western experts ,

[@leolee1959]

Birds of feathers fly together. CNA is and always was a eunuch - castrated by their lack of any credible intelligence when discussing subjects with economic consequence for the Little Red Dot.

[@lenkiatleong]

Asking Aurel is just like asking the water melon seller whether his melons are sweet or not.

[@magnaviator]

Your commentators are damn fools. Of course Xi treat Putin as an equal. That is how you achieve friendship, through respect and equality. Even if China has a larger economy than Putin, what possible gain if China was to use that against Russia during a period of weakness? That is what the US and the EU does, and they ended up with a war.

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Why don't they go compare the relationship between US and Europe instead. That's far far move unbalanced and one sided.

[@rocororphan6146]

How is it possible for them to be equals when one country has been reduced to a resource colony of the other?

[@WanderingSword]

​@@rocororphan6146Russia military number 1. You colonists should know

[@WanderingSword]

​@@jjsamuelgunn1136because West supporters are woke. ISRAEL and the US is one sided in that AIPAC controls the US 😅

[@rocororphan6146]

@@WanderingSword Russian military number 2...in Ukraine.

[@seokoking6956]

President Xi treated President Putin as his equal. He is accorded the highest honor. He is well respected in China. When Blinken came calling, he is treated with disdain. He lacked sincerity. This is how the Chinese valued a person, not his wealth or strength but Sincerity and trust.

[@leolee1959]

To mention Blinken and sincerity in the same sentence is a travesty in the English language.

[@tekkeat1457]

Spot on. Blinken's words are like his disposable diapers 5 years from now.

[@VideoBelarus]

War and domination, - all you talk about, all you see and comprehend...

[@anthonysmith7913]

Let’s admit you are just butthurt that mr. Putin was greeted with red carpet and one week before mr. Blinken was not greeted at all 😊

[@glintongordon6811]

😂 This is true

[@kays3956]

😅 like the relationship between US and its western partners?

[@thecomment9489]

Pretty much USA and all it's vassals and client regimes elsewhere too.

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

The 'esteemed professor' should let us know if the US even has ANY equal relationship with ANY country. 😆 It's basically just a dictator and his lackeys.

[@louistan7560]

"Equals"? Where did that come from? Is there such a thing? Equal in what? What is key is that each understands what is in store, and each shares the same common goals. And neither desires to be global hegemon.

[@user-nq2sw6sg8q]

I don't understand why Europe be unhappy that China maintain closer relationship with Russia and say if China wants good relationship with EU, then they shouldn't be friendly to Russia. Besides being absurd, it is also unreasonable. When EU officials followed what US did by deliberately visiting Taiwan to irk the Chinese, did they spare a thought about maintaining goodwill with China.

[@wongjoshua3938]

Why I'd CNA invite someone from a Western country to speak about China and Russia ? They should invite a qualified spoke person within the respective country. So that listener can judge for themselves .

[@Sunabozupunk]

Because CNA is a puppet media which always follow the western narrative.

[@Sunabozupunk]

Because CNA always follow the western narrative.

[@pushslice]

Maybe because he’s a free and independent human being?? a subjugated serf of the Russian or PRC states would not be allowed to think, act, or speak freely (and I know that you know that…. you are currently taking advantage of a free, [mostly-]globally accessed media platform, after all).

[@leolee1959]

Because CNA is NOT a News Channel, just a mouth piece making noise trying to appear intelligently-articulated.

[@wewave23]

They also invite sink kapo academia who are just as nonsensical

[@bobafett5757]

*Putin and Xi relationship stand strong together and it always comes proportionate when countering the West unproportionte policy so that matters most*

[@williamzabiski7653]

😂

[@normantan7796]

Why get someone who don't know anything to comment .

[@PutraMing]

CIA PROPAGANDA CHANNEL 😂😂😂

[@vincecarlo]

You Are NOT Wrong

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

You're spot on.

[@pouwakaruwhiu8349]

Nailed it mate

[@kaimanyu586]

CNA, Western propaganda Channel... When will Singapore stop kiissing the feet of the West???

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

China need be wary of Singapore's two face. Just watch this channel and you can already tell its true colour.

[@leolee1959]

I hope Lawrence Wong or his minions are reading this. NOBODY have any use for 2-face allies.

[@thecomment9489]

Media in most of the countries is strongly under the influence of the Western/US media. Another example is Al Jazeera.

[@user-nq2sw6sg8q]

Russia is not a problematic ' ally' for China. In fact, it is blessing for China. Without Russia, China alone could not handle the pressure from US and its client states. With Russia , it tied down US /NATO from targeting China alone, thus buying time for China to strengthen herself on all fronts. Organised crime synidicate, as what the guest says Russia is, is definitely appropriate to describe the western country across the Pacific ocean.

[@cmdkaboom]

Blah blah blah... You're using English but not making any sense..hahahaha

[@pillkaka5320]

Hes from the west nothing new

[@renemartin5729]

Very few 'friendships' between countries are 'between equals'.

[@Robert44607]

Organised Crime Syndicate!!!!! Can you really take this guy seriously!!!!

[@thecomment9489]

He was probably speaking of NATO and US regime.

[@Robert44607]

@@thecomment9489 yeah, some projections for sure!!!

[@njikangclifford8259]

He seems to be mistaking other countries for America, because America and its vassal states are the 'organised crime syndicate'. It's good that he brought that up!

[@vincecarlo]

The Enemy of my Enemy is My Friend

[@CarpsterKing]

The mural on the wall depicts a mountainous rock solid foundation relationship between China and Russia.

[@cklee804]

President Xi says the friendship of the 2 nations .. China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺 is to last for generations to come ... So, the concept which the west is always arguing...1st among equals or 2nd to none is never in the minds of the 2 leaders in their true and sincere dealings as friends for the good of their people. They want to promote the concepts of mutual benefits, cooperation, and the policy of common prosperity... not the Western polices of hostile competition, suppression, and oppression and the right of sanctions even against friends or allies. Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳 are both working for a new order for the benefits of all nations in the world

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

As if the 'friendship' between America and Europe is equal. Heck, it's even more one sided than the one btwn China and Russia.

[@victorkmlee]

On the issue of unequal relationship, how about the other superpower treating the EU? China treats Russia as equal partners, support the economy and being a friend indeed. The other exploits by sabotaging a particular important pipeline, technological domination, spying and interfering etc. That's the inconvenient truth this Prof. fail to mention.

[@munguci12]

What a biased Prof. Nothing far from objectivity

[@travellerswill]

If this partnership is one not of equals? Then the relationship of the US and it's vassal states are one of equals too? Why doesn't CNA do a news piece on that?

[@user-sg8bs7so2x]

Both leaders respect each other. This is important. And Russia and china have been friends for 75 yesrs.

[@churnachi-oo9uh]

Insanity

[@mouseisbroken]

Is the US / Canada relationship between equals? Or maybe the one between the US and that nation we are not suppose to mention, is that the one between equals? LOL

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Look around. Does the US even have any single equal relationship with ANY country at all?? The US basically just wants to be the godfather of the world completely dominating every single country and dictating what they can or cannot do.

[@NoFrillz-G]

The further the Anglos decline the more sinophobic CNA becomes. Who sits on their board?

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

CIA news channel. 😆

[@davidmoss2576]

This guy is still reading from textbooks printed in the 1950s.

[@user-el6mb2qk3q]

It's a disappointing interview. It's an echo of Western mainstream media.

[@normantan23]

Obviously not equal but China has treat country big or small as equal and with respect! That's what matters.

[@chitmengkhong4057]

CNA is a branch of CNN? Just asking

[@BrandyHeng007]

World nuclear champion 🇷🇺 meet with World economic champion🇨🇳

[@user-fh3oc5ij3s]

Two Giants in both Military Power and Technological Power and what a sour grape oriented so called professor.

[@mjlmn86]

CNA is trying so hard to be like CNN, LOL

[@sulleymumuni9274]

And so what!! Whether their friendship is not on equal terms doesn't really matter at this point that neto has heavily sanctioned Rusia. If Rusia is dependent on China is neither here nor there

[@ianchen8582]

Canadian Expert: ‘China’s GDP is ONLY growing like at 5%’, how much is Canadian GDP growing at?

[@woodensurfer]

The US will have to consider that pushing China to vigorous would push it into supplying arms to Russia.

[@woodensurfer]

With all the nukes and energy that China needs, Russia is not quite a junior partner. If one pulls out a calculator, China might seem the stronger side, but underestimating Russia will be a mistake. Putin has already suggested that Chinese farmers work on parts of Siberia. Intergration is the way to go to defuse any historical gradiences.

[@dukehuynh6392]

Geez...CNA, he was the best geopolitical analyst you could find? Where did you find this clown, under your NED file?

[@alexkorneev6469]

China buying electricity and food, wood, metalls from Russia, not just oil and gas. So it's dependent on Russia too, it's not that easy to find large supplier of food, and it's vital if you have 1.4b people

[@bobbywright3439]

He is out of touch

[@qake2021]

🥸🥸🥸 FAKE experts ‼️🤣🤣🤣

[@user-bq3ce3kw1y]

They are equals in their hate, and that is all that matters

[@datwong4328]

Trashed other and get paid handsomely...love it

[@pouwakaruwhiu8349]

China and Russia for ever from Australia 🦘

[@SazalibinkamsirSazali-zu5yo]

Thank you so much for nice Talking.im just show to all how to done by Selition Tip.🏇🤵🔐🌊🌊im still Leaning deep.im from singapore.

[@kckoay6211]

Inarguably, Russia-China strategic alliance is imperative to negate U.S. global hegemony. It is existential for the betterment of humanity.

[@rvegas3240]

U.S. global hegemony? God forbid. Thank goodness we have Russian hackers and China’s predatory lending to 3rd world nations.

[@Caughtoffguard198]

CIA employees channel 👎👎🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@fatouconteh8326]

Not true they are interdependent on each other with mutual respect a win win for all unlike uncle sam and his servants

[@kennedymwale5772]

Total bs from this fake professor...🙄

[@LonganLee]

Self-Interest is such a wild card it can even justify a war. ❤China do things for self-interest. SG do things for Self-Interest. USA do things for self-interest. Its all the same. So, anyone accusing any party is wrong due to fundamentally flawed logic. The reason they criticise is out of self-interest, biased thinking and intellectual dishonesty. When everyone do whats in ownself self-interest, who can blame anyone unless using a biased mind?

[@sharifmahmud9583]

Western in dream of last century.

[@barryshaw5660]

Opinions are like assholes everybody’s got one this guy know Those presidents are not remotely qualified, but he’s a title tune of engine

[@petergreenwood7731]

Keep ignoring BRICS++++++++++++++++++++++++

[@momodoukebbeh]

This professor is a real lier. He can really tell lies.

[@setiandromeda6091]

Absolute equality is utopian or meaningless.its conformity of interests that matter.in terms of means ad economic power not even USA is equal to China.if u define comradeship predicated on equality how ad where do u get such ?even a very small country is a country by all means.hence its nonsense to presuppose inequality or equality.russia is mightier where china is not etc

[@caneestudio]

Bye2x prof.

[@RobertJackson437]

🤣🤣really?

[@cmdkaboom]

Putin is a mini me of China...

[@nextlastChang]

USA 🇺🇲 is very powerful. It alone can beat both Russia and China at the same time, - and still has some left for Iran and North Korea.

[@deepone5005]

Wow! U back on patrol duty again, little shill?

[@vincecarlo]

Hah Russia Alone has more Nuclear warheads than US. Reason they are threading Very Carefully with Putin

[@nmew6926]

says the Indian.

[@pranavkumar3782]

😂😂 day's of western hegemony is not very long

[@ArabicReja973]

In addition to the arrest warrant for Putin, the ICC should have another for Chinese 🇨🇳 Xi, "the Terrible," for crimes against humanity of the Uyghurs.

[@sewenggiam1078]

What crimes against Uighurs? Do you still believe in that crap?

[@tipupakoro5729]

The dude has a shitload of junior books.