Beijing: Russia and China lashed out at Western arrogance at the Military Diplomacy Forum held here. Both decided to strengthen military ties together. Russia sharply criticized the West, saying that it is dragging military conflict into the Indo-Pacific region and playing a dangerous game in Ukraine.
At the conference, known as the Jiangshan Forum, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said China expressed its determination to strengthen military ties with neighbouring countries, especially developing nations, and said important major countries should come forward to maintain global security and eliminate the tendency to bully smaller and weaker countries.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Famin launched a direct attack on the US, saying that the US is preparing for a war in Asia to counter China and Russia, while Russia and China are trying to establish a just and multipolar world order. All countries together try to maintain equality and mutual respect among countries.
Femin also mentioned the Ukraine war and said that NATO countries are trying to send troops to Ukraine while Russia is trying to hold peace talks. This is a dangerous process. This will lead to a direct conflict between nuclear powers. However, NATO says it has no plans to send troops.