Posted on 04/10/2022 4:48:44 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Shared security concerns bring China and Russia close. But so do similar views of history
Each new Russian atrocity in Ukraine prompts a question about China. Surely, foreign governments wonder, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, must distance himself from Vladimir Putin soon—if only to avoid harming his own national interests?
Alas, the history of outsiders telling leaders in Beijing how to judge China’s interests is long, and littered with disappointment. The Ukraine conflict is no exception. One reason for this involves geopolitics, and an argument made by Chinese officials and state media, as well as in special classes being organised by universities to give academics and students a “correct understanding” of the war. This says that Mr Putin attacked Ukraine in self-defence, after America encroached on Russia by pushing European nations into the nato military alliance. No matter that this turns history on its head, and ignores the pleas of ex-Soviet satellite states to join nato as a defence against Russian aggression.
To China, nato enlargement is a hostile act which calls to mind American alliance-building in Asia.
That makes Russia an invaluable partner in a global contest against American bullying, which China can ill afford to abandon. By this cold logic, Ukraine’s agonies are a distraction.
(Excerpt) Read more at economist.com ...
Putin and Xi have jumped off the WEF/UN Agenda 2030 depopulation ship and Soros and company are outraged.
That’s what’s really going on.
“This says that Mr Putin attacked Ukraine in self-defence...”
I’ve seen a lot of posts here saying that.
I bet Putin hasn’t traveled through the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.
"Each new" MSM article starts with a line like this somewhere near the top.
Where's the FReeper with the Chinese screen name and the mystery meat ping list?
Mearsheimer doesn’t make the claim the Russia attacked Ukraine in self-defense.
I don’t think they are allies as much as they have shared interests. China wants its historic lands back and it knows that Russia cannot forever hold onto those lands in the midst of its decline, so it’s playing a waiting game.
Russia, China and Iran. Solid allies.
Good one!!!!
DERP !
I feel sorry for the Russians. They will be speaking Mandarin soon.
“Mearsheimer doesn’t make the claim the Russia attacked Ukraine in self-defense.”
I didn’t say he did.
I don’t even know who Mearsheimer is.
“Russia, China and Iran. Solid allies.”
Very true to the extent they have allies.
ChiCom military build up was fueled by Putin selling backwards ChiComs modern Russian military equipment and weapons for decades.
Putin used ChiCom money paid for Russian tech and equipment to solidify his power which has now lasted decades.
Russia will son be building its own block of friendly states—To include Cuba, Serbia, Yemen, and others. Maybe some unexpected ones like India.
Allies, but only as long as it benefits them, looks like the alliance prophesied in revelation
Trump can option Puerto Rico off to them in 2025. Then deport AOC and Kamala there.
“Allies, but only as long as it benefits them, looks like the alliance prophesied in revelation”
Which verses?
“Putin and Xi have jumped off the WEF/UN Agenda 2030 depopulation ship and Soros and company are outraged.”
China is performing roighly 23 Million abortions a year. Mostly baby girls.
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/01/19/the-u-s-has-1-million-abortions-a-year-china-has-23-million-abortions-a-year/
Despite the very significant drop in abortion rate of the USSR to 1990 (6.5 million per year, down to about 600,000 per year now), and despite the rhetoric, Russia’s birth rate is still significantly higher than the US and much of the “Western” world.
As well, Moscow has had several cycles of increased and decreased abortion. Those cycles of state induced imcreased and decreased abortion were also historically selective abortion as well, like China.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12222340/
Not at all reducing the guilt and fact America has the blood of tens of millions of the innocent on its hands...
“Putin and Xi have jumped off the WEF/UN Agenda 2030 depopulation ship and Soros and company are outraged.”
China is performing roighly 23 Million abortions a year. Mostly baby girls.
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/01/19/the-u-s-has-1-million-abortions-a-year-china-has-23-million-abortions-a-year/
Despite the very significant drop in abortion rate of the USSR to 1990 (6.5 million per year, down to about 600,000 per year now), and despite the rhetoric, Russia’s *ABORTION RATE* is still significantly higher than the US and much of the “Western” world.
As well, Moscow has had several cycles of increased and decreased abortion. Those cycles of state induced imcreased and decreased abortion were also historically selective abortion as well, like China.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12222340/
Not at all reducing the guilt and fact America has the blood of tens of millions of the innocent on its hands...
This can’t be the case. Biden and Xi are the ones with the special relationship. Did Putin travel 17000 miles with Xi?
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