Russia’s top diplomat says the West is searching for ways to anger China on a host of issues, including Taiwan and Tibet. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has hailed joint military drills between Moscow and Beijing as a move that strengthens the pair’s new strategic partnership. President Vladimir Putin has publicly acknowledged that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has “concerns” over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Lavrov warned that Russia’s showdown with the West over Ukraine was part of a global policy shift that will evolve over a long period. “There’s just no question that the [People’s Republic of China] and Russia are both working to divide … the transatlantic partners.
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