China Pledges To Help The Russian Economy

China Pledges To Help Russia Overcome Economic Hardships -- RT

China’s foreign minister has pledged support to Russia as it faces an economic downturn due to sanctions and a drop in oil prices. Boosting trade in yuan is a solution proposed by Beijing’s commerce minister.



“Russia has the capability and the wisdom to overcome the existing hardship in the economic situation," Foreign Minister Wang Yi told journalists, China Daily reported Monday. “If the Russian side needs it, we will provide necessary assistance within our capacity."



The offer of help comes as Russians are still recovering from the shock of the ruble’s worst crash in years last Tuesday, when it lost over 20 percent against the US dollar and the euro. The Russian currency bounced back the next day, but it still has lost almost half of its value since March.



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My Comment: What China is really doing is this .... China offers to help Russia...and wean the world off the dollar (Yahoo Finance) .... and this .... Ruble Swap Shows China Challenging IMF as Emergency Lender (Bloomberg).