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China Eyes Russia's Far East as Putin's 'History Lesson' Backfires
Newsweek ^ | Feb. 13, 2024 | Aadil Brar

Posted on 02/13/2024 10:50:44 AM PST by canuck_conservative

In recent years, a movement among sections of Chinese nationalists has emerged, asking that Russia return Vladivostok to China. These claims have been intensified by Putin's interview, in which he contrasted the alleged historical foundation of the Russian state, which he said dated back to the 9th century, with the "invention" of Ukraine in the 20th century.

"According to history, Russia should return us Vladivostok and vast territory stolen 100-something years ago," Robert Wu, a social media user from China, said on X, formerly Twitter...

Another Chinese nationalist on Weibo pointed out that Russia has territories that imperial Chinese dynasties had previously controlled.

"Going further afield, today's Mongolia and Russian Siberia were both territories of China in the Tang Dynasty with its capital in Xi'an," wrote a Weibo user. The Tang Dynasty dates back to the 7th century...

Chinese state media has largely kept silent on the issue of Vladivostok as Beijing considers the Kremlin's support a bulwark against U.S. influence in international affairs...

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: China; Extended News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aadilbrar; amurlands; china; fareast; gluteuscanadensis; hunkamaximus; inyourdreams; newsweak; russia; weaknews
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What's applicable to Ukraine is also applicable to the Amur Lands ... hand them back to China, Putin!

And Kaliningrad has to be returned to Germany, since it was "historically part of Germany" ...

1 posted on 02/13/2024 10:50:44 AM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

The Russians have no illusions about China and China try to take part of Siberia there will be a nuclear war.


2 posted on 02/13/2024 10:51:36 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: canuck_conservative

Curious when the Chinese will wake up to the fact that all they want in resources is just north of them


3 posted on 02/13/2024 10:53:31 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: canuck_conservative

All this historical claims stuff can always be used against anyone. For example, the whole of Europe should go back to cloned Neanderthals.


4 posted on 02/13/2024 10:56:01 AM PST by glorgau
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To: canuck_conservative

If the News is Weak, it’s NewsWeak!


5 posted on 02/13/2024 10:56:22 AM PST by kiryandil (Free Zaluzhny!)
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To: glorgau
All this historical claims stuff can always be used against anyone.

Former president of Mongolia trolls Putin

Mongol Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ - After Putin’s talk. I found Mongolian historic map. Don’t worry. We are a peaceful and free nation🌏


6 posted on 02/13/2024 11:02:07 AM PST by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: canuck_conservative

Good to see China making noise about their lands.

May China get all of their ancient lands back from Russia.

May it be so!


7 posted on 02/13/2024 11:02:37 AM PST by Sunsong
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To: canuck_conservative

Just another reason why it was SOOOO stupid of neocons and DC marxists to drive Russia and China together into an anti-American alliance

Presidents since Nixon successfully played China and Russia against each other. Obama destroyed that.

Idiot neocons and zeepers can’t see beyond the end of their noses.


8 posted on 02/13/2024 11:03:58 AM PST by PGR88
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“Idiot neocons and zeepers can’t see beyond the end of their noses.”


China wants to take Taiwan. The last thing they are going to do is open a two front war with their natural resources supplier.


9 posted on 02/13/2024 11:07:36 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: tlozo

That’s not an accurate map.

The Mongols took much of Asia including huge chunks of northern China and into the Middle East.

They tried going into Africa but were defeated by the Egyptians.


10 posted on 02/13/2024 11:10:58 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: canuck_conservative

So far today we have Newsweak and the DM. All we need is something from the Guardian and we’ll have the daily Zeeper’s Troika. Can’t go a day without knowing what the CIA/MI6 want us to believe.


11 posted on 02/13/2024 11:11:20 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: canuck_conservative

Shhhh.... Please nobody mention that native Americans migrated here from China through Alaska.

Hell... are the Eskimos Chinese too???


12 posted on 02/13/2024 11:12:07 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: Seruzawa

Typical Russian propaganda

“anything that makes Russia look bad must be untrue”

lol, the paranoia never stops with you people


13 posted on 02/13/2024 11:13:54 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)
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To: canuck_conservative

Putin’s idea of what is “rightfully” “Russian” can be used in the reverse by China and Japan, if not also others.


14 posted on 02/13/2024 11:23:26 AM PST by Wuli
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I think the Russians don’t fight well in Ukraine because they don’t believe dying while trying to steal someone else’s real estate is something most of “the boys” want to do.

But, a little “history” reminder is that Russian soldiers fought the Germans like lions in WWII and died horrible deaths by the tens of thousands.

If the little 5’ Chinee’s start coming across the border trying to take “the Motherland” away from Russia, I expect oil tanker size loads of dead chinamen coming home to their mothers.


15 posted on 02/13/2024 11:27:32 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: kiryandil

The CIA’s recent acquisition IMHO.


16 posted on 02/13/2024 11:28:06 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Cen-Tejas

Russia doesn’t play well on the road.

They still lost 100,000 just to take Berlin.


17 posted on 02/13/2024 11:28:09 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: canuck_conservative

Newsweek provides the best disinformation out there.


18 posted on 02/13/2024 11:28:43 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: wildcard_redneck

If China has to nuke Russia in order to restore Chinese rule over Chinese territory then they will.

Better Russia should give these lands back to China instead of risking WW3 over them! Or maybe they could negotiate over how much land China will take for now. Oh, and I imagine China will want to denazify these areas. That’d be sensible.


19 posted on 02/13/2024 11:29:49 AM PST by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: canuck_conservative

And Russia wants back Alaska.
So what.
Vladivostok was sold to Russia by a bad chinese ruler a very long time ago
Just as russia sold us Alaska and Napoleon sold us The Lousiana Purchase.


20 posted on 02/13/2024 11:30:44 AM PST by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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