May 26, 2014, Global Research http://www.globalresearch.ca
(Canada)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-russia-china-counter-alliance-to-us-nato-aggression/5383873
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said recently that his
meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week in Shanghai marked
a new stage in Russia-China relations, and that the two countries will roll out
all-around cooperation. China and Russia signed a $400 billion (237.1 billion
pounds) gas supply deal on Wednesday, securing the world’s top energy user a
major source of cleaner fuel and opening up a new market for Moscow as it risks
losing European customers over the Ukraine crisis. Furthermore, the two
countries began joint military exercises in the East China Sea in a clear show
of strength against Japan, a western ally.
The Chinese President
has also openly demonstrated his desire to create a counter-alliance to the
U.S. Speaking on May 20 President Xi Jinping called for the creation of a new Asian structure
for security cooperation based on a regional group that includes Russia and
Iran and excludes the United States. Clearly pointing a finger at the United
States he called NATO an outdated thinking of the Cold War. According to him,
“We cannot just have security for one or a few countries while leaving the rest
insecure”. In his speech Mr. Xi Jinping offered an alternative vision for the
region based on an all-inclusive regional security framework rather than
individual alliances with external actors like the United States. China’s
proposal to push forward with the ambitious Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific
