Xi Jinping (right) will visit Putin (left) from March 20 to 22.

(Reuters file photo)

[Compile Sun Yuqing/Comprehensive Report] After the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on the 20th.

The Observer, a subsidiary of the British Guardian, pointed out in an editorial on the 19th that any "honest" leader should cancel the trip immediately, but Xi Jinping himself is also "stained with blood", and the meeting with Putin in Russia is nothing but for his own interests.

The article first praised the ICC prosecutors and judges for not bowing to international pressure and suspending or delaying the prosecution of Putin who committed war crimes, which is a relief.

French President Emmanuel Macron had previously advocated that Putin should not be "humiliated" to avoid the hope of Ukrainian-Russian peace talks from being dashed, but Putin himself refused peace talks.

ICC Wanted Putin is waving the banner of international justice to let everyone know that even the most senior leaders are not immune from punishment.

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After the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin, a "responsible" leader would have canceled his visit to Russia, but Xi Jinping himself has "blood on his hands" and ordered the massacre of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, committing crimes against humanity.

No matter how you look at it, the reason for Xi Jinping's visit to Russia is basically for his own interests.

The next "Xi-P meeting" will highlight the "unlimited" Sino-Russian friendship, and in some respects it will be portrayed as a benefit to Putin, but who is the more dominant party in this unbalanced relationship? obvious.

Xi will offer Russia more economic cooperation and diplomatic support, while refusing to condemn its invasion of Ukraine.

Still, Xi is unlikely to provide all the weapons Putin desperately needs, as he fears being drawn into the conflict.

The Beijing authorities try to present themselves as a sincere intermediary, but their position is as uncredible as the absurd "peace plan" proposed recently.

Xi Jinping does not want Putin to be defeated, because the instability after Russia's defeat is not good for China.

Likewise, Xi does not want Russia to win, as that would reverse Russia's current relative weakness vis-à-vis China.

It is Xi's goal that Ukraine and Russia continue to fight to distract the United States, consume its power, and split Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Xi's lofty goal is to promote the undemocratic, paranoid world order led by China, replacing the status quo led by the United States and the rules-based system endorsed by the United Nations; Iran's restoration of diplomatic relations is an example.

Xi also hopes to win the approval of European leaders, especially Germany and France, because they all want the war between Ukraine and Russia to end as soon as possible and to establish close trade relations with China.

Just as US President Nixon visited Beijing in 1972 and played the "China card" to contain the Soviet Union, Xi Jinping is now using his alliance with Russia to weaken and defeat the US.

A wiser and stronger leader would understand the mind of learning, but Putin is neither wise nor strong.

The ICC wanted Putin to imply to the Russians that Putin's days in power are numbered.