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China and Russia should work together to combat ‘colour revolutions’, says Chinese foreign minister

  • Wang Yi, speaking on the NPC sidelines, said the two countries could work together to fight against mass protests in their region
  • US President Biden may see colour revolutions as an opportunity to bring about change in foreign countries, says analyst

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and Russia should jointly fight against “colour revolutions” and disinformation and safeguard respective sovereignty and political security.

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Speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress, Wang said China and Russia could “set a model” in supporting each other.

“We [China and Russia] should become a model of building strategic mutual trust, firmly supporting each other in safeguarding [our] core interests,” Wang said. “[We should] join hands in opposing ‘colour revolutions’ and combat against all kinds of disinformation.”

Experts said China viewed such cooperation as critical because both Beijing and Moscow needed to respond to the rising threats of colour revolutions and their influence in Central Asia and Southeast Asia, where the two neighbours shared common development and strategic interests.

Colour revolutions refer to uprisings in eastern European countries in the early 2000s and have also been applied to movements in Asia and the Middle East. Chinese Communist Party leaders have spoken out against their influence, calling on party members to be vigilant and stay loyal to the party.

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