In China, muted reaction to revolt in Russia belies anxiety over war, global balance of power

indian express ^ | 26th June 2023 | AP

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China’s muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia’s military belies Beijing’s growing anxieties over the war in Ukraine and how this affects the global balance of power. China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s “internal affair,” with state media affirming China’s support for Russia.

...the uprising also threatens to deepen growing anxieties in Beijing over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Wagner rebellion has “likely raised doubts about whether Beijing made the right bet in designating the Kremlin, and Putin specifically, as a close ally and partner,” said Patricia M. Kim, an expert on Chinese politics and foreign policy at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, DC.

“Chinese leaders must be concerned that China’s strategic alignment with a weakened Russia may turn out to be a net burden rather than a plus to China’s strategic interests,” Kim said. It remains unclear whether China will nudge Putin to “cut his losses and scale back his ambitions in Ukraine,” and whether the Russian leader would be receptive to any such suggestions, she said.

.. “China realizes that the system is more brittle than they thought, that Putin is more incompetent than they would love to see,” said Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. “What leads to this frustration to an extent is that China cannot do anything about it,”

[Cronos]

Chinese misgivings..

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[ifinnegan]

Chicom military is totally dependent on Russian tech.

Their vaunted military build up is all due to Russian largesse over the last three decades.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Chicoms are no in a better position to back-door Russia thru Siberia.

[Navy Patriot]

Your plan to bore the Chinese Communists to Death will fail.