-------------------------------------------------------- http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/2006/03/sino-soviet-issue.html THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006 The Sino-Soviet issue http://english.people.com.cn/200603/22/eng20060322_252442.html Source: Xinhua - People's Daily Online China, Russia pledge to deepen all-facet ties with sweeping deals signed China and Russia pledged to deepen their ties on Tuesday as they inked sweeping deals ranging from politics and diplomacy to energy and finance. Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin agree "bilateral relations are at an unprecedented level of development" as the two leaders commended the fruitful cooperation achieved under the ten-year-old Sino-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation. Putin, who arrived here on Tuesday morning, held talks with Hu for two hours in the Great Hall of the People before witnessing the signing of a series of agreements, including an over arching document titled the China-Russia Joint Statement. Of the 15 agreements, three concern future cooperation on oil and natural gas projects. No specific deal was reached on the construction of an oil pipeline. China and Russia encourage companies from both nations to invest in oil and gas exploration in order to tap the energy potential of both nations, according to the statement. Noting that China is Russia's fourth largest trading partner, Putin said Russia was "very satisfied with bilateral trade ties." There still exists huge potential in bilateral trade cooperation, Putin said. "China-Russia trade volume will surely meet the set goal of 60 to 80 billion U.S. dollars in 2010." This is the fifth meeting between the two heads of state in the last 12 months. Other senior Chinese and Russian leaders also frequently exchanged views through a series of high-level consultations, which Hu said "helps the two countries coordinate on major issues concerning their fundamental interests." Another item high on the agenda of Putin's two-day state visit was inaugurating the Year of Russia in China, which involves more than 200 activities. Putin said the hosting of Year of Russia shows that the current Russia-China relations have reached "a very high level and will lay a better foundation for their future development." Hu and Putin also exchanged views on a wide range of heated international issues, covering the Iran nuclear standoff, the Korean nuclear issue, Palestine-Israel disputes, central Asian and Iraqi issues. They also vowed to step up coordination within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes as members Russia, China and four Central Asian states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. "China and Russia believe the development of the SCO is an important task of their diplomatic work and continue to closely coordinate their positions within the SCO," the statement says. "The two countries will continuously exchange views on major international issues through various channels," the statement says. Putin was accompanied by a delegation of about 90, many of whom are key Russian entrepreneurs in the fields of energy, banking, telecommunications, media and other industries. They are expected to exchange views with their Chinese counterparts. During Putin's stay in Beijing, a Sino-Russian economic and trade summit will be held and the two sides will launch a series of business activities in a bid to boost trade and investment. Putin ended the first day of his visit by attending the premiere of the Year of Russia at the Great Hall of People. Source: Xinhua People's Daily Online --- http://english.people.com.cn/ -- Posted by rkm to cyberjournal forum at 3/23/2006 02:47:00 AM 1 Comments: _________________________ At 4:40 AM, rkm said... I find this to be a very-much understated article. The CNN version refers to some of the underlying issues that the Chinese version leaves out: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/china.russia.ap/ Perhaps Brzezinski, in The Grand Chessboard, best sets out the appropriate context of what's going on here, between these two Asian giants, vis a vis the New American Century. According to Brzezinski, control of the globe ultimately devolves to control of Eurasia - he sees this as a kind of historical fixed point. Perhaps he overstates his case, but regardless his analysis seems to be one of the guiding lights of the neocon project. In particular, Brzezinski identifies Afghanistan as being the key strategic position on the board, and of course that was the first place the neocons secured. From that base, so to speak, we've then seen the CIA-engineered "colored revolutions", the encroachment of forward US bases in former Soviet realms, and of course there's the rushed development of new-generation, full-spectrum-dominance weapons systems. If Afghanistan was the first knight move to the center of the board, and if the Iraq-Iran scenario represents a pin on a major energy piece, then altogether, with the various other neocon moves, we seem now to be well into the middle game. A coordinated attack is in progress by the white pieces, and the white queen-a space-age blitzkrieg capability-is being positioned for a decisive mate. There can be little doubt that Russian and Chinese analysts are well aware of this perspective. It is in that light that we can best interpret the meaning of "all-facet ties". In the face of an effective white attack, a consolidated black defense is emerging, indeed the very existence of a coherent black defender is being conjured from necessity. The potential synergy arising from all-facet ties between Russia and China is formidable. With China's money and development infrastructure, combined with the most advanced weapons know-how of Russian scientists, we can see that the window of opportunity for the white queen is clearly a finite one. A black queen is being cultivated, a potential equal to its white counterpart. The queens embody the strategic game, while energy and miscellaneous cooperation deals provide the tactical foundation for an aspiring pan-Asian coalition-superpower. -- Posted by rkm to cyberjournal forum at 3/23/2006 04:40:14 AM ____________________________________________ -- -------------------------------------------------------- Escaping the Matrix website http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website http://cyberjournal.org blog: cyberjournal forum http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/ blog: Achieving real democracy http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ blog: for readers of ETM http://matrixreaders.blogspot.com/ blog: Community Empowerment http://empowermentinitiatives.blogspot.com/ Blogger made easy http://quaylargo.com/help/ezblogger.html subscribe cyberjournal list mailto:•••@••.••• Posting archives http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog ___________________________________________ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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