[5277] Ukraine war |
- 日時： 2022/04/16 00:27
- 名前： Henry
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- <h1 id="main-heading" class="ssrcss-15xko80-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" tabindex="-1">Ukraine war: What support is China offering Russia?</h1>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><strong class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">Russia is seeking allies to soften the impact of economic sanctions imposed by some countries in response to its invasion of Ukraine.</strong></p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">President Putin has said that Moscow will "redirect" its energy exports to "rapidly growing markets" elsewhere.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">China has sought to remain neutral on the conflict, calling for a peaceful solution. But it has yet to condemn the Russian invasion and has criticised western sanctions.</p>
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<h2 id="Chinas-trade-with-Russia-has-been-growing" class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" tabindex="-1">China's trade with Russia has been growing</h2>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Bilateral trade with Russia surged in the first quarter of the year, rising by 28% from the previous year, according to Chinese customs data.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">In March, after Russia launched its invasion, overall trade between the two countries rose over 12% from a year earlier.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">China accounted for around 18% of Russia's overall trade in 2021 - <a class="ssrcss-1gfaiii-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/zfxxgk/2799825/302274/302277/302276/4127455/index.html">almost $147bn (£110bn) last year </a>.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">During President Putin's visit to Beijing in February for the Winter Olympics, the two countries said they would boost trade to $250bn by 2024.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">However, as a bloc, the EU remains by far the biggest overall trading partner with Russia. In 2021, total trade between the two was worth almost twice as much as China's trade with Russia.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">That could now be changing.</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"It is inevitable that EU-Russia trade diminishes in the light of sanctions," says trade economist Dr Rebecca Harding. "The current crisis has just sharpened a focus within the EU on the need to diversify supply".</p>
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<h2 id="Could-China-buy-more-Russian-energy-" class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" tabindex="-1">Could China buy more Russian energy?</h2>
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