Artificial Intelligence: In a Kremlin report from December 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian government and joint-stock company Sberbank to collaborate with China on “technological research and development in the field of artificial intelligence” and potentially publish an international journal covering their findings. On January 9, Voice of America reported that the president of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute also stated that China planned to increase its cooperation with Sberbank. Currently, Russia is falling months behind China and the United States “on a range of parameters,” according to the first deputy CEO of Sberbank, in part due to Western sanctions. For example, says CNN, in mid-January, Biden announced that China and Russia “will be newly subject to restrictions on the sale of the most powerful ‘closed’ artificial intelligence (AI) models.” Russia has reason to be concerned: AI technology can be used in conventional warfare, including for autonomous weapon development. In return for help with AI technology, China will likely want access to submarine and helicopter technology as well as military data.
Railways: On January 9, Voice of America reported an upcoming increase in railway cooperation between China and Central Asia. In July, China plans to begin developing the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. Russia and Kazakhstan have long pushed back on such a plan, but China wants to establish alternative rail routes and continue to increase its influence in the region.
Commerce: China-Russia imports and exports reached a record summit of $ 237 billion in 2024, according to Chinese customs data. However, Yuan’s general advertising price has only been higher to 2. 9% from 2023, much less than the expansion of 32. 7% between 2022 and 2023. Similarly, Chinese exports to Russia higher than 5 % (in terms of Yuan) and imports of Russia have a higher percentage than 1, either for less than 53. 9 and 18. 6%, respectively, said last year. The general bidirectional advertising price between the two countries amounted to $ 244. 8 billion in 2024, opposed to 240. 1 billion dollars in 2023.
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According to Bloomberg, going up the Russian coal from China is changing. China gets more and more coal for Australia and Mongolia as Russian coal becomes too expensive. If US sanctions increase to Russia, this replacement continues. However, Russian imports of crude oil have reverge a record, with 108. 5 million imported metric tons every year. However, China (as India) is looking for opportunities because the United States imposes new sanctions on Russian oil manufacturers and oil tankers. For example, the United States Treasury recently announced new sanctions opposite to Russian manufacturers such as Gazprom Noft and Surgutneftegaz and more than 180 ships in Russia “Shadow Flot”.
China-Russia dialogue: The day after the inauguration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, conversations to reaffirm their association. According to the Kremlin, XI said it is “readyarrayarrayarray to raise Chinese-ruse relations to a new level. ” Putin said the two countries “are united to advocate a more just multipolar global order” and “objectively play an important stabilizer role in international affairs. ” They referred to another as a “dear friend. “
Chinese Espionage: Despite those demonstrations of closeness, Taiwanese cyber security firm TeamT5 told Politico that certain Chinese cyber organizations such as Mustang Panda and Tonto Team have been spying on Russian “aerospace and defense firms.” The cyber espionage they described involved stealing confidential information on Russia’s weapons program, including nuclear submarines. So far, the Kremlin has not issued a response. Other intelligence services do not seem to be confirming the report.
In Ukraine
China Statement on Ukraine War: On January 16, in his remarks at the UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine, Chinese Ambassador Geng Shuang called for all involved in the Ukraine war to follow the following principles: “no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of the fighting, and no provocation by any party.” He spoke of China’s shuttle diplomacy and the development of the Friends for Peace coalition, which includes Brazil and some Global South countries. He claimed that China has not provided Russia with military technology, adding that, had it done so, “the situation on the battleground would not have been where it is now.” He repeated China’s frequent criticism of the United States and the accusation that it was using the war to increase its power on the global stage.
USA and the Chinese-Russia Alliance: in an article by Financial Times published on January 3, former United States Secretary of State . He pointed out how Chinese corporations continue to supply Russia “critical devices to attend the one that reconstructs their base of the defense industry,” while advocating peace. However, Blinken said that China may have played a role in nuclear rediscaling in their conversations with the Kremlin.
During the World Economic Forum on Jan. 23, Trump expressed optimism that China can help the Ukraine War, saying, “Hopefully China can help us avoid war with, in particular, Russia-Ukraine. And they have a lot of force on this, and the paintings with them.