Belarusian authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, during his trip to China and meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, said there was “unprecedented pressure” from the West on both countries. Lukashenko is visiting China for the fifteenth time in the past 30 years. He was last in the country on 1 March 2023.
Lukashenko thanked Xi Jinping “for his friendliness”: “this is emphasised by the fact that you invited me to your home You have very rightly pointed out the main feature of the current time – unprecedented pressure of the West on us, first of all on China. And today the views of many states, such as Belarus, are turned to you, to Beijing.”
“China will not allow the world order to be disrupted. Many, many countries are convinced of this,” Lukashenko added.
According to Reuters, Xi Jinping replied that the two countries should jointly oppose “hegemony and intimidation” and defend international justice.
According to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, Xi told Lukashenko that China has “always viewed and developed its relations with Belarus from a strategic and long-term perspective.”
Xi added that China is “willing to work with Belarus to promote stable and comprehensive bilateral relations and mutually beneficial cooperation.”
The Chinese leader referred to the two countries’ close contacts and coordination on international affairs, particularly within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the UN.
Xi invited Lukashenko to the SCO summit and the parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II, which will be held in late August or early September 2025, BelTA reported.
After meeting with Xi, Lukashenko concluded his three-day visit to China.
Belarus has recently been actively developing political and economic relations with China, participating in joint projects, while the Chinese industrial park “Big Stone” operates near Minsk.
China supports the Belarusian authorities in the UN structures, particularly in the Human Rights Council, where it votes against resolutions supporting democracy and human rights in Belarus.
According to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, the partnership with China is actively developing in the field of security, military and military-technical cooperation.
In 2021, the Belarusian authorities adopted a directive “on the development of bilateral relations between the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China.