China Defense Minister’s Moscow Trip Is to Divert Attention From Troubles at Home: Analysts

China Defense Minister’s Moscow Trip Is to Divert Attention From Troubles at Home: Analysts
China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu addresses a speech during the Moscow Conference on International Security in Kubinka, in the outskirts of Moscow, on August 15, 2023. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images
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China’s defense minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus this week. Analysts say what led the newly-appointed minister to travel to Moscow, the second in four months, appeared to be the goal of taking attention away from its economic troubles at home.

Gen. Li on Tuesday reiterated the Chinese regime’s stance on Taiwan, vowing to thwart what he described as efforts to use the Taiwan issue to “contain” the regime.

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