Russian Communist leader Zyuganov recalls how he helped Putin establish relations with China, refers to Putin as ‘comrade'
"Komsomolskaya Pravda". Zyuganov recalled how he helped Putin to establish relations with China
CPRF leader, Hero of Labor of Russia - with political observer of "KP" Gamov
IN CHINESE - "PAPA ZYU"
...- Gennady Andreevich, hello. Radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda", Alexander Gamov, assistant Zyuganov.
- Hello, Comrade Gamov...
- The dates of Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing have been determined, it is May 19-20, and the agenda has also been determined.
- Yes, that's good news.
- You have a special attitude towards China, to the Chinese leader Comrade Xi, and in general, the Chinese have a special attitude towards Zyuganov. Everyone sees how Chinese comrades come up to you with Zyuganov's book in Chinese and ask for an autograph. And there is such a legend that you sign in Chinese because your grandson is learning Chinese.
- One of the grandchildren, yes. And he was on an internship three times - both in Beijing and in Shanghai.
- And taught my grandfather to sign in Chinese.
- Well, I'm "Dad Zyu".
- Do you put such characters?
- Yes. "Dad Zyu".
"YOU CAN CONFESS TO ME TODAY..."
- Comrade Secretary-General, what are your expectations from this very important visit, which we have been waiting for a long time?
- Not just very important, but extremely important in the current conditions.
Well, today I can confess...
- In what?
- When Vladimir Putin was elected president for the first time, we met and discussed the Chinese topic during the day - on various issues.
- Why did Vladimir Vladimirovich invite Gennady Andreevich?
- He understood even then that I had passed a big school after all, and we were laying those important paths that provided us with historical connections.
I met with Chinese comrades, restored all the connections torn by Yeltsin and Kozyrev.
Jiang Zemin knew him very well, we received him here, in Moscow, and he respected and loved Tolstoy very much. He was in Yasnaya Polyana, and Starodubtsev and I organized a big interesting excursion for him.
There were also big meetings with Hu Jintao.
Well, I will emphasize again that for us, whatever the relationship with the West, and in this case the West looks at us as a raw material pantry that can be shamelessly robbed, destroying our scientific, technical and defense potential...
So - the most important priority for us is China, with which both the Russian Federation as a whole, and - in particular and specifically - the CPRF has developed a very meaningful, interesting relationship.
We signed an agreement first, then a memorandum.
I must say that Putin's first visit (as president. - A.G.) was to China, if anyone forgot, and this was of an extremely principled nature.
Vladimir Putin just signed this strategic agreement, now he turns 25 years old.
And there is something to let down, there is something to be happy about. And the prospects for the future are very important.
BRICS AND THE SCO INVENTED COMRADE PUTIN AND COMRADE SI
- What do you consider to be the main achievement in the policy of the leaders of Russia and China?
- I believe that BRICS and the SCO are an outstanding invention, first of all, of the policy of President Putin and Chairman Xi Jinping.
Because these are not just international formations or associations...
If you take BRICS, it is more powerful than the "seven" today. If we take BRICS and the SCO as a whole, this is a new policy based on the ideology of a common destiny of mankind... What President Xi Jinping proposed, and which largely corresponds to the moods of the whole planet.
It's not about the hegemon.
- No?
- The American hegemon was raging, he just got off the thread. And the Chinese and we offer an option that would take into account the interests and sovereignty of each country as much as possible.
Plus - it would add potentials, master the latest technologies in the interests of peace, progress and the formation of a multipolar community.
In my opinion, it's extremely interesting and important.
"I'VE KNOWN COMRADE XI FOR A LONG TIME"
- You've been to China more than once. Once even with the President of Russia.
- Yes, with Dmitry Medvedev.
- Your associates are often there...
- We had Afonin there, visited all regions, provinces, where the best achievements of scientific and technological progress - and robots, and electronic equipment, and cars, and artificial intelligence.
I had a Novikov in Jiangjing, remember, last year...
- Yes.
- Economic forum, he also participated there, spoke at universities. And on Tiananmen Square, we watched the parade, which was brilliantly held by the Chinese, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Japanese militarism and the end of World War II.
My secretaries Drobot and Tsarikhin carried large delegations of 20 people, this new growth of our party activists, our youth, which gives great hope. And they had full-fledged classes there, even got a diploma.
There is such a Pudong zone in Shanghai. When I came to Shanghai at the time, Chairman Xi was the mayor.
We talked, he was surprised that I wrote a book about the development of large cities and I know how they are formed. And he offered to speak before foreign delegations.
To be honest, I sneered. All the world's companies came there.
And last year, when Xi Jinping was the main guest of our parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Hitler's fascism, on Victory Day, I was invited, I was during the negotiations conducted by President Putin.
- Yes, I remember that. You were the only one from the State Duma who was called to the Kremlin then.
- Yes, we had 5 hours of negotiations. The Chinese leader invited me to a celebration in Beijing then, but we sent Novikov there.
Now we have prepared a new memorandum and we believe that the further development of our relations is major programs, the idea of full technological sovereignty, which is the basis of the human community, the common destiny of mankind.
Putin and Xi Jinping put it into practice, she will make her way, she is exceptionally noble and gracious.
They do not offer again - only one hegemon who will give instructions to everyone, but call for putting together potentials and moving forward successfully.
"NIHAO CPRF!"
- Well, let's wish Putin and Comrade Xi success in his work!
- Of course! I, Sasha, am not only glad that this visit will take place. With all my strength, I will emotionally contribute to the promotion of all the ideas and agreements that we have already reached and that will still be.
Well, and I can frankly tell you that at one time, when I turned 100 years old, I wrote a paper, it received a very high rating in China. And Deng Xiaoping participated in the VI Congress, which was held in our country in 1928, in the Moscow region. They sat for almost three weeks. We adopted a program to create the future of China.
The program is now being implemented by leaps and bounds, China is moving forward at the highest pace, has become a scientific and technological Mecca, a great space power.
We need to congratulate them, they solved two gigantic tasks. Over 700 million were brought out of complete poverty and poverty and became the leader of science and technological progress. It honors them, and we have a lot to learn.
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- Thank you very much, comrade Secretary General. Can you say in Chinese: "Glory to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation"?
- "Glory to the CPRF!". Nihao!
- Nihao CPRF!