China and Belarus: Equal and mutually beneficial friendship and western misunderstanding
Haoxuan Zhang
Department of Political Science, Law Faculty, Belarusian State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v8i1.13605
Keywords: China-Belarus relations; principles of equality and win-win cooperation; bilateral cooperation; peaceful development; western skepticism
Abstract
In recent years, the relationship between China and Belarus has been in the spotlight. The strategic cooperation between China and Belarus, centered on the construction of the Great Stone Industrial Park, a joint project of China and Belarus under the Belt and Road Initiative, has become a key engine for China's overseas regional development. However, there have been many speculations in the West about the cooperation between China and Belarus, and some Western politicians and media have ignored the results of the cooperation and made false accusations of "geopolitical expansion" and "debt trap" in the cooperation between China and Belarus. In this regard, it is necessary for us to clarify the source with objective facts. In order to promote the sustainable development of China-Belarus relations, the two sides are constantly expanding the space for common interests in the political, economic, tourism, transportation, and humanities fields, with a view to promoting the common interests and development of both sides. In order to safeguard the security of their common interests, the two sides need to treat each other with sincerity, strengthen mutual trust, always adhere to the principles of equality, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and respond to false accusations with facts as China and Belarus join hands to build a common road of development.
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