Posted on 02/27/2015 10:31:31 AM PST by tcrlaf
Western powers should take into consideration Russia's legitimate security concerns over Ukraine, a top Chinese diplomat has said in an unusually frank and open display of support for Moscow's position in the crisis.
Qu Xing, China's ambassador to Belgium, was quoted by state news agency Xinhua late on Thursday as blaming competition between Russia and the West for the Ukraine crisis, urging Western powers to "abandon the zero-sum mentality" with Russia.
He said the "nature and root cause" of the crisis was the "game" between Russia and Western powers, including the United States and the European Union.
He said external intervention by different powers accelerated the crisis and warned that Moscow would feel it was being treated unfairly if the West did not change its approach.
"The West should abandon the zero-sum mentality, and take the real security concerns of Russia into consideration," Qu was quoted as saying.
His comments were an unusually public show of understanding from China for the Russian position. China and Russia see eye-to-eye on many international diplomatic issues but Beijing has generally not been so willing to back Russia over Ukraine.
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Given the Chinese diplomats don't say "boo" without an official position, what does this mean?
I’m sure Hillary would agree...
It was rhetorical.
What does it mean to the greater Geopolitical picture.
Well I agree with him. For the Russians the Naval Base there is a real security concern plus the Ukraine has a history with Russia previous to the Soviet Union. The problems there need to be worked out between the Russians and Ukrainians. It’s about like China threatening us over Hawaii.
Red China, and Russia, and North Korea, Cuba, they have their relationship and America and Britain and Poland and NATO have ours.
Whatever ‘concerns’ they had were nullified when they gave up their nukes. Ukraine poses no threat to them. Their biggest worry is their suddenly concerned neighbor to the East.
What?! ... are they doing the “good cop/bad cop” routine now?! ... LOL ...
So now you want to convince us that China wants to be blown back to the stone age because of Ukraine, and NATO being against the Russian invasion?
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