Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in China this Sunday, December 3 for a two-day official visit. This is the second time this year that Alexander Lukashenko has visited Beijing. He is due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping there on Monday.
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The fate of the Belarusian leader has been closely linked to that of Vladimir Putin since the Russian army intervened to put down popular protest after his contested re-election in 2020, but that does not mean that he has completely given up on finding opportunities. other allies.
Following the brutal repression of the opposition, Minsk found itself sanctioned by the West when China reached out to the regime, unblinkingly recognizing Lukashenko’s victory.
Since then, the two countries have multiplied signs of friendship.
Belarus, after all, is on the route of the “new Silk Roads”, the ambitious economic partnership project supported by Xi Jinping.
In 2021, the Belarusian authorities decided to draw inspiration from the Chinese model of Internet regulation and surveillance.
Beijing has also not condemned Russia’s use of Belarusian territory as a launching pad for Moscow’s armies.
But despite the declarations speaking of a friendship “ all weather proof », According to a German think tank close to the SPD, China, without saying it, has since limited its investments in Belarus.
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