China and Russia both criticized the United States’ plan to deploy anti-missile systems all over the world and promised to maintain balance in the global scene together.
A joint statement from the leaders of the two nations was featured in the South China Morning Post, stating their opinion about the plans of the Western country and its allies to conduct a "unilateral deployment of anti-missile systems all over the world."
According to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the move is obviously a way of some countries "seek decisive advantages," which might result in "negative factors."
"Some countries and military-political alliances seek decisive advantages in military . . . technology, so as to serve their own interests through use of or threatening the use of force in international affairs," the joint statement said.
The two made the remarks and several others on varying issues, like international laws and cybersecurity, during Putin's state visit to Beijing.
According to them, allowing one alliance to wield such power would lead to imbalance and urged other nations to refrain from doing similar acts that would lead their neighbors to feel threatened.
Furthermore, both leaders deemed that the missile defense system being established in Asia and Europe is done under the guise of peace when in fact it is totally a way of expanding a country's reach.
The SCMP believes the two were talking about the planned deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the Korean Peninsula.
A little more than a week ago, Putin said that The Pentagon is planning to have an anti-missile defense system that is capable of firing mid-range missiles and threaten Russia's nuclear power.
"We know when [the] U.S. will get new missile threatening Russia's nuclear capability," Putin said as quoted by Russia Today. "The missiles are put into a capsule used for launches of sea-based Tomahawk missiles. Now they are placing their anti-missiles there, which are capable of engaging a target at a distance of up to 310 miles."