Chinese Defense Minister visits Moscow and Minsk
Li Shanfu, a member of the State Council and Minister of National Defense of China, will visit Moscow on August 14-19 to take part in the 11th Moscow International Security Conference and will also visit Belarus.
This was announced on Monday by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, according to Ukrinform.
It is noted that in the Russian capital, Li will speak at the aforementioned conference and meet with Russian military and political leaders, and during his visit to Belarus, he will hold talks with the state and military leadership of this country and visit military units of the Belarusian armed forces.
As you know, China and the United States have recently resumed high-level dialogues in critical directions, including between the foreign and financial ministries and climate dialogue.
At the same time, Beijing refuses to resume contacts between the heads of the defense ministries, demanding that the US side lift the sanctions against Li Shanfu imposed on him before he was appointed to the high post of minister.
As reported, Yehor Chernev, an MP and head of the Verkhovna Rada's permanent delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, said that China is changing its position on the war waged by Russia against Ukraine and on Russia because of President Vladimir Putin's unconstructive position.