China has understood Washington’s geopolitical game.
The year 2015 might thus be one of the most decisive and interesting in modern history with China implementing a policy decision that will transform the world over the next decade.
On November 29, 2014, a little-noted but highly significant meeting took place in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered what was called “An Important Address”.
The official Foreign Ministry statement on the meeting confirms it was indeed “important.” The powerful central leadership has announced an official a strategic global shift in Chinese foreign policy.
China has defined Russia, as well as the BRICS economies, including Africa, as the future and has ceased calling itself a developing country.
In his address to the meeting, President Xi highlighted a sub-category of developing countries beyond the Great Powers, namely: “Major Developing Powers (kuoda fazhanzhong de guojia). China will “expand cooperation and closely integrate our country’s development” with the designated Major Developing Powers, Xi declared.
According to Chinese intellectuals, these are countries who “support reform of the international order”.
It includes Russia, Brazil, South Africa, India, Indonesia, and Mexico, that is, China’s BRICS partners, as well as Indonesia and Mexico.
China believes in an Asian “community of shared destiny” too, implying closer economic and diplomatic ties with South Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, even Vietnam and the Philippines.
China has furthermore declared a freeze in China-UK diplomatic relations following a meeting by the Cameron government with the Dalai Lama.
China recently signed not one, but several gigantic energy deals with Russian state companies Gazprom and Rozneft, allowing Russia to offset the growing threat to her west European energy exports, a life-and-death issue for the Russian economy.
Russia will deliver 40% of China’s natural gas and explore new areas of cooperation between Russian Armed Forces and the Chinese PLA.