China has understood Washington’s\u00a0geopolitical game.<\/p>\n
The year 2015 might thus\u00a0be one of the most decisive and interesting in modern history with China\u00a0implementing a\u00a0policy decision that will transform the\u00a0world over the next decade.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cAn Important Address\u201d.<\/p>\n
The official Foreign Ministry statement on the meeting confirms it was indeed \u201cimportant.\u201d The powerful central leadership has announced an\u00a0official a strategic global shift in Chinese foreign policy.<\/p>\n
China has defined\u00a0Russia, as well as the BRICS economies, including Africa, as the future\u00a0and has\u00a0ceased calling itself a developing country.<\/p>\n
In his address to the meeting, President Xi highlighted a sub-category of developing countries beyond the Great Powers, namely: \u201cMajor Developing Powers (kuoda fazhanzhong de guojia). China will \u201cexpand cooperation and closely integrate our country\u2019s development\u201d with the designated Major Developing Powers, Xi declared.<\/p>\n
According to Chinese intellectuals, these are countries who\u00a0“support reform of the international order”.<\/p>\n
It includes Russia, Brazil, South Africa, India, Indonesia, and Mexico, that is, China\u2019s BRICS partners, as well as Indonesia and Mexico.<\/p>\n
China\u00a0believes in\u00a0an Asian \u201ccommunity of shared destiny\u201d too, implying\u00a0closer economic and diplomatic ties with South Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, even Vietnam and the Philippines.<\/p>\n
China has furthermore\u00a0declared a freeze in China-UK diplomatic relations following a meeting by the Cameron government with the Dalai Lama.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Russia will deliver 40% of China\u2019s natural gas and explore\u00a0new areas of cooperation between Russian Armed Forces and the Chinese PLA.<\/p>\n
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