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President Putin ka Beijing mein 2-din ka visit shuru ho gaya hai, jahan woh President Xi Jinping ke saath baatcheet karenge. Ye saal mein doosri baar hai jab dono leaders mil rahe hain, aur uss treaty ki 25th anniversary bhi hai jisne Russia aur China ke rishte ko official banaya tha.
Inki badhti hui partnership par Ukraine war, Iran mein badhti hui tensions, aur Strait of Hormuz jaise vital shipping routes mein disturbances ka kaafi asar hai, jisne global energy markets ko hila diya hai.
Global Uncertainty mein Strategic Alignment
Analysts keh rahe hain ki US President Donald Trump ki unpredictable foreign policy ne Russia aur China ko aur kareeb la diya hai. Moscow aur Beijing dono hi Washington ke saath complex relations manage kar rahe hain. Xi Jinping ka ek hi hafte mein Trump aur Putin dono ko host karna, Beijing ko fragmented world mein ek stable force kehte hue dikhata hai.
Economic Interdependence aur Imbalances
China, Russia ke liye ek important economic support ban gaya hai, khaas kar jab Moscow ki economy wartime footing par chal rahi hai. 2020 se 2024 tak, dono countries ke beech trade double se zyada hokar $237 billion tak pahunch gaya hai. Russia Chinese technology aur manufacturing par depend karta hai, sanctioned technology imports ka 90% se zyada China se aata hai. China Russian oil aur energy products ka bhi bada buyer hai, jabki European countries imports cut kar rahe hain.
Lekin, is relationship mein ek bada imbalance bhi hai. China ke total international trade mein Russia ka hissa sirf 4% ke aas-paas hai, jabki China Russia ka sabse bada trading partner hai. Isse Beijing ko kaafi leverage milta hai, woh Russian resources kam prices par secure kar sakte hain aur Moscow ke economic future ko influence kar sakte hain.
Russia ki Energy Security aur China ka Geopolitical Role
Iss imbalance ke bawajood, Russia China ko vast energy resources ka secure access deta hai, jo Beijing ke liye ek bada advantage hai. Iran crisis aur Strait of Hormuz issues ne energy security ki concerns ko badha diya hai, jiski wajah se Power of Siberia 2 pipeline jaise projects par phir se dhyan ja raha hai. Yeh pipeline saalana 50 billion cubic meters Russian gas China tak pahuncha sakti hai.
Economic ties ke alawa, China Russia ko ek crucial geopolitical partner maanta hai. Dono UN Security Council ke permanent members hain aur aksar US-led initiatives ko counter karne ke liye diplomatically align hote hain. Haalanki unhone koi formal military alliance nahi banayi hai, lekin woh frequent joint military exercises ke through apni partnership ko mazboot kar rahe hain, jo ek formal pact ke obligations ke bina strategic alignment ka ishara hai.