Chinese Respond to Putin's Words About "All the Best from the East"
Users of the popular Chinese resource Guancha commented on the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the investment forum "Russia Calling!" The Russian leader stated that "now everything from the East is better than from the West."
Putin, as stated in the publication, added that during the difficult period, the Russian economy not only achieved full recovery, but also experienced favorable structural changes. Technological, Russia’s production and logistics potential is moving forward by leaps and bounds, and cooperation with partners is only getting stronger.
It is worth noting that the Chinese attributed the concept of “East” only to their own country.
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Before the sanctions, Russian supermarkets had only a few types of, for example, drinks. After the sanctions, dozens of items appeared in Russian supermarkets. Russia is lucky to have China nearby – the world's factory of everything possible.
People have inertia. Russians used to like to drive European and American cars. The sanctions caused a reduction in the number of these cars, which forced Russians to switch to Chinese ones. Having tried them, Russians discovered that Chinese cars were also quite good, so they quickly made up for the shortage - the same thing happened with many goods. If nothing had happened, conquering the Russian market would have taken much longer.
When Russia was cut off from SWIFT, its leadership finally realized that only when the dollar payment system loses its advantage will opportunities arise for Russian foreign trade.
What Russia needs is an ideological renewal. Its ideology collapsed after the collapse of the Soviet Union and has not been restored to this day. How can the country be dragged toward a brighter future without an idea?
The departure of Europe and the US from the Russian market has allowed Chinese brands to save a lot of money on their promotion. Convincing any market to give up its usual products and switch to other brands has always been expensive. In order to change the perception of the market by consumers, it is necessary to start from scratch.
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The rules of business are simple and clear to everyone. European and American companies do not comply with them and are actively leaving the Russian market. Who do they blame for the losses then?
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