Friday, March 24, 2023

Escobar Summarizes Significance Of Russia-China Alliance

Escobar: In Moscow, Xi And Putin Bury Pax Americana

Pepe Escobar 


In Moscow this week, the Chinese and Russian leaders revealed their joint commitment to redesign the global order, an undertaking that has 'not been seen in 100 years.'

What has just taken place in Moscow is nothing less than a new Yalta, which, incidentally, is in Crimea. But unlike the momentous meeting of US President Franklin Roosevelt, Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in USSR-run Crimea in 1945, this is the first time in arguably five centuries that no political leader from the west is setting the global agenda.

It’s Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin that are now running the multilateral, multipolar show. Western exceptionalists may deploy their crybaby routines as much as they want: nothing will change the spectacular optics, and the underlying substance of this developing world order, especially for the Global South.

What Xi and Putin are setting out to do was explained in detail before their summit, in two Op-Eds penned by the presidents themselves. Like a highly-synchronized Russian ballet, Putin’s vision was laid out in the People’s Daily in China, focusing on a “future-bound partnership,” while Xi’s was published in the Russian Gazette and the RIA Novosti website, focusing on a new chapter in cooperation and common development.

Right from the start of the summit, the speeches by both Xi and Putin drove the NATO crowd into a hysterical frenzy of anger and envy: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova perfectly captured the mood when she remarked that the west was “foaming at the mouth.”

The front page of the Russian Gazette on Monday was iconic: Putin touring Nazi-free Mariupol, chatting with residents, side by side with Xi’s Op-Ed. That was, in a nutshell, Moscow’s terse response to Washington’s MQ-9 Reaper stunt and the International Criminal Court (ICC) kangaroo court shenanigans. “Foam at the mouth” as much as you like; NATO is in the process of being thoroughly humiliated in Ukraine.

During their first “informal” meeting, Xi and Putin talked for no less than four and a half hours. At the end, Putin personally escorted Xi to his limo. This conversation was the real deal: mapping out the lineaments of multipolarity – which starts with a solution for Ukraine.

Predictably, there were very few leaks from the sherpas, but there was quite a significant one on their “in-depth exchange” on Ukraine. Putin politely stressed he respects China’s position – expressed in Beijing’s 12-point conflict resolution plan, which has been completely rejected by Washington. But the Russian position remains ironclad: demilitarization, Ukrainian neutrality, and enshrining the new facts on the ground.


In parallel, the Russian Foreign Ministry completely ruled out a role for the US, UK, France, and Germany in future Ukraine negotiations: they are not considered neutral mediators.

And last but not least, there will be a new drive towards mutual settlements in national currencies – and between Asia and Africa, and Latin America. For all practical purposes, Putin endorsed the role of the Chinese yuan as the new trade currency of choice while the complex discussions on a new reserve currency backed by gold and/or commodities proceed.

This joint economic/business offensive ties in with the concerted Russia-China diplomatic offensive to remake vast swathes of West Asia and Africa.


So the Xi-Putin summit definitively sealed China-Russia as comprehensive strategic partners for the long haul, committed to developing serious geopolitical and geoeconomic competition with declining western hegemons.

This is the new world born in Moscow this week. Putin previously defined it as a new anti-colonial policy. It’s now laid out as a multipolar patchwork quilt. There’s no turning back on the demolition of the remnants of Pax Americana.


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3 comments:

WVBORN56 said...

Scott, how do you see Russia and China fitting into the tribulation? This article indicates the west is done and these guys are now setting the new global agenda. I see Russia being taken out in the (Gog-Magog) "war". What takes out China that would leave the EU as the last man standing to rule the world? It's hard to see how it all develops from my perspective if we are as close to the rapture as I think we are? Thoughts from you or others?

Scott said...

That's a really good question and yes, Gog-Magog takes out Russia (for a while) and most of the surrounding Islamic blocs....We need China strong because they are the Kings of the East and we see them arise periodically during the trip esp at the end....ANd the AC will have concerns about them as well.....My question is probably the same as yours....Is it possible that they ostensibly go along with the AC for a period of time? Because Rev 13/17 seems to be clear that the AC has dominion over the world.....Does this "world" somehow exclude China? Thats hard to see...I guess China goes along with it for the first part of the Trib then starts to pull away? Or do they also take a hit prior to the Trib? I have some excellent books on the Trib I will dig in when I get a chance over that one(assuming its addressed)...

WVBORN56 said...

I'm sure the rapture will be a big game changer as well. Maybe China without Russia as an ally will as you say go along with TPTB. The globalists are patterning their tyrinical rule after China after all, so I can see them at that point perhaps going along with the AC.