Against the same threat from the United States, China and India have made the opposite choice in just 48 hours without cutting off their energy cooperation with Russia to raise tariffs by 500 percent.

Modi was timid before fighting, immediately coaxed Trump and promised to say goodbye to Rosneft, while China stepped on the accelerator to the end and continued to fight the United States.

Faced with the gap in dealing with China-India cooperation with Russia, Putin thoroughly saw the true face of India, Russia gave China a sufficient commitment, and began to "pay back".

A few days ago, the U.S. Treasury Secretary issued an ultimatum. If China, India and other countries insist on importing Russian oil, the United States is ready to impose a punitive tariff of 500%.

As soon as the warning from the United States fell, India was the first to rebel against the water and yield to Trump.

According to the World Wide Web report, US President Trump triumphantly announced that Modi personally called him and promised to stop buying Russian oil. However, it will take some time to gradually zero Russian oil imports. He called on China to follow India's example.

However, Trump will be disappointed this time.

First, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately refuted the United States, saying that China's energy cooperation with Russia is legitimate and legal, and China will not accept the economic coercion of the United States. If its own interests are damaged, it will definitely take countermeasures.

Second, the Chinese Embassy in the United States beat the United States, bluntly saying that Sino-Russian cooperation needs respect and protection, and China does not accept pressure and coercion.

It is worth mentioning that after receiving the determination pill given by China, the Putin administration began to thank China.

The Russian Foreign Minister said that although the United States insists on "uniting Russia with China", it is impossible. Russia will not unite with anyone to fight against China, and the Trump administration should not even think about it.

Looking back at this incident, in fact, India was finally instigated by the United States to betray Russia, which was also an expected result.

First, India's economy is weak to withstand pressure, and it has been imposed by the United States with a 50% tariff. It is not surprising that the Modi government has given in to Trump.

India lacks effective countermeasures. Once the United States threatens to kick it out of the SWIFT payment system, India's foreign economic and trade will almost be paralyzed. This passive economic pattern makes it difficult for India to have the confidence to insist on its own when facing pressure from the United States. Energy options.

Secondly, India itself is engaged in speculative diplomacy between the US and Russia, wants to take advantage of the two between China and Russia and the US West, and is now pushed by Trump to the corner of the wall, plus the United States and Pakistan are getting closer, which also makes Modi first feel dangerous, for the purpose of joining and pleasing the United States, choosing to cut cooperation with Russia is the inevitable result.

In contrast to China, economic resilience has become the "armor" to cope with external pressure and is not afraid of US pressure at all.

As one of the world's largest manufacturing countries, China has an irreplaceable industrial chain status in the fields of rare earth, ultra-hard materials, and some semiconductor key materials, and recently announced that China has implemented export controls on some key items, it is based on its right to speak in the industrial chain, showing the ability to counteract reciprocity.

At the same time, the proportion of RMB in Sino-Russian energy trade settlement has been continuously increasing, effectively bypassing the control of the US dollar system.

All these allow China to respond to the US tariff threat more calmly and insist on energy cooperation with Russia.

In addition, the gap between China and India in energy independence capabilities is equally obvious, which also determines the two countries' right to speak in Russian oil cooperation.

India¡¯s purchases of Russian oil are heavily dependent on maritime transportation, and once the US imposes sanctions, India¡¯s import channels could be cut off, while China has built a two-channel import system for land pipeline and maritime transportation, fundamentally ensuring energy security.

Putin's choice to make a full promise to China is essentially a strategic mutual election based on strength.

In addition, China not only has sufficient economic resilience and energy autonomy, but also can provide all-round support to Russia. China-Russia cooperation is mutually beneficial and win-win. In contrast, India is more in its cooperation with Russia. Benefit in one way.

Putin's choice is not a simple "preference", but a rational judgment of reliable partners, and even more recognition of equal cooperation supported by strength.

Putin's promise to China is not only to counter the United States' provocation of Sino-Russian relations, but also the best interpretation of "walking with the strong".