Adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak, against the backdrop of negotiations between US Presidents Joe Biden and China Xi Jinping, said that Beijing today can become an important element of the global security system. On his Twitter page, he noted that China must make the right choice..

" This is a chance to sit at the table on an equal footing. Europeans and the US should clearly explain to Beijing the difference between $1.6 trillion. ) and $150 billion (China's trade with Russia, - ed.. )”, writes Podolyak.

can become an important element of the global security system if it makes the right decision - to support a coalition of civilized countries and condemn the barbarism of the Russian Federation. This is a chance to sit at the table on an equal footing. Europeans and? should clearly explain to Beijing the difference between $1.6 trillion and $150 billion.

– Mikhail Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) March 19, 2022.

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Yesterday, Chinese state media reported that Xi Jinping assured Joe Biden during the talks that such conflicts and confrontations, like the war in Ukraine, are not in Beijing's interests.. He also urged the President of the United States to work together to achieve world peace..

The White House later said that Biden warned Jinping about the consequences. But they didn’t announce what exactly Washington is threatening Beijing for probable support for the Russian aggression.