This is in the wrong tense, they’ve been doing it already
Yep. The very first week of the invasion made it clear in Chinese social media and before that it was crystal clear from a political standpoint. Xi really needs Putin to win this if he wants to invade his neighbors anytime soon. Their goals align too much here.
China is in a win-win-win situation. If Russia loses, China wins. Likewise when Ukraine/Europe loses. And a weakened US also just plays into their hands. They are nobody’s friends but everbody’s potential ally.
China is in a win-win-win situation
Unless Russia crumbles and their belt and road initiative fails.
As you apparently regularly keep on referring to this book of Zbigniew Brzezinski, have you actually read it?
No, it’s already annoying to know the summary.
I find it rather difficult to regularly use a book as an argument for something if you haven’t even read it.
That is a good attitude. I obviously don’t see the need in this case. It’s not prose but facts. They can’t be significantly altered in the summary.
I obviously don’t see the need in this case.
You don’t think you’d benefit knowing what you regularly cite?
It’s not prose but facts.
What facts?
Beijing is also driving wedges in the transatlantic community by cultivating poorer countries in southeastern Europe that sometimes have illiberal governments.
Poorer countries do not just exist in southeastern Europe, they are made. When you are mistreated and exploited by the west for so long who wouldn’t prefer the alternative.
It is a shit alternative, but I see the appeal, and I see the stance on China and Russia change around me as we speak.
