Cracks in China Russia relationship know the reason why There was a rift in Russia-China’s ‘no limit’ friendship, what happened that the relationship started changing?

Moscow: Before the start of the Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had termed the friendship between the two countries as ‘no limits’ friendship. It means friendship that knows no bounds. There is no alliance of any kind between the two countries but still the relations have been considered strong. But now there has been a rift in this friendship. Differences are now coming to the fore on many issues between the two countries which came together with the aim of countering America. According to observers, ongoing tensions between China and the US and the current geopolitical situation may have boosted the Sino-Russian friendship, but cracks are now appearing in this partnership.

Sent back Chinese citizens
The recent incident on the Russia-Kazakhstan border confirms this. Here five Chinese citizens were banned by the Russian authorities from entering their country even after four hours of investigation. Their visas were also cancelled. Not only this, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow attacked Russia by writing a post on WeChat.

A post written by the Chinese embassy on August 5 said, “The ‘cruel’ and excessive legal procedures by Russia in this incident seriously harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.” Clarification was also given by Russia’s Foreign Ministry that its policies against Chinese citizens are not discriminatory. The Ministry of External Affairs also pointed out that the destination mentioned on the visa applications of the five Chinese nationals is different from the original destination.
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China supports Ukraine peace
China came forward and sent its delegation to Saudi Arabia’s meeting on Ukraine peace agreement. Russia was missing from this meeting. China even praised this meeting. While India participated in the Jeddah meeting. India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said that the proposal of peace which is acceptable to each side should be taken forward.

According to many Chinese experts, China’s condition in the Ukraine war has been very bad. In a 2022 article in Foreign Affairs, Professor Yan Xuetong of China’s Tsinghua University said, ‘Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a strategic crisis for China. This conflict has blocked Chinese trade worth billions of dollars. Tension has increased in East Asia. Political polarization within China has deepened by dividing people into pro- and anti-Russia camps.

mistrust among citizens
The South China Morning Post quoted Hu Wei, vice-president of the Public Policy Research Center of the Consulate General of China’s State Council, as saying, “China cannot be tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin and needs to be shut down as soon as possible.” needed.’ According to experts who monitor Chinese social media, all Chinese social media posts containing Hu Wei’s statement were promptly blocked by the Chinese government in March this year to prevent it from going viral.

There has also been a situation of mistrust between Russian and Chinese citizens for a long time. Experts suggest that the Russian people’s lack of trust for China is historic. In 1969, the Soviet Union and China fought a border war. After this, in 1971, Russia supported India against the efforts of America and China to support Pakistan. The growing number of Chinese immigrants is also causing tensions among local residents of Russia’s Far East.