- Reaction score
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- Points
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Excerpt from TASS today following a RUS-CHN meeting
Also from TASS -- none of that "coloured revolution" and "meddling in other peoples' business" crap, either, pleaseRussia and China are against certain countries’ attempts to use the notion of democracy for putting pressure on other countries, as follows from a joint statement Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping adopted at a meeting in the Chinese capital on Friday.
"The sides believe that the advocacy of democracy and human rights must not be used to put pressure on other countries," the statement reads.
It specifies that the international community must respect the diversity of cultures and civilizations and the right of peoples of different countries to self-determination ...
Full text of the joint statement attached (16 page PDF captured from Kremlin info-machine page)Russia and China intend to counter the interference of external forces in the internal affairs of other countries and oppose color revolutions, as follows from a joint statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on international relations entering a new era and global sustainable development, adopted at a meeting in the Chinese capital on Friday.
"Russia and China stand against attempts by external forces to undermine security and stability in their common adjacent regions, intend to counter interference by outside forces in the internal affairs of sovereign countries under any pretext, oppose color revolutions, and will increase cooperation in the aforementioned areas," the statement reads ...