Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO.

Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO.

China is helping Russia meet its war goals in Ukraine by continuing to sell supplies such as drone technology and gunpowder ingredients to Moscow, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO said in an interview.

“The PRC [People’s Republic of China] cannot claim to be entirely neutral in this case, [and] they are in fact picking a side,” Julianne Smith told POLITICO on Tuesday. “I think when the PRC tries to portray itself as neutral, when it comes to this war, we don’t buy it.”

Smith said the United States was “increasingly seeing materiel support” from China to Russia, adding that this equipment — which can have both civilian and military uses — had played a critical role in helping Moscow achieve some of its aims against Ukraine.

    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
      9·
      8 months ago

      There is no such thing as a “religion of peace”. There are buddhist violent extremists. There were even anabaptist violent extremists.

      There are people who use religion to bring peace and healing, and there are people who use religion to bring discord and hatred. You are doing the latter.

    • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
      82·
      8 months ago

      This has almost nothing to do with Islam. They were ejected from their lands and then shoved into tightly controlled areas while being denied the right to exist as their own country. They are terrorists fighting for their independence.

      “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” Has never rung more true than for the Palestinians. I won’t argue that they aren’t committing acts of terror, they absolutely are, but it’s not purely bloodlust for the sake of their religion. It’s the only thing they have left as the entire world failed them.

      They’re now stuck (HAMAS) with an asshat of a leader though that also seems to be refusing compromise. It’s all the land they want and for Israel to go away or fuck off completely.

      • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        8 months ago

        I never once said I agree with Israel. Western nations should have never done what they did creating the state, but to act like Hamas wouldn’t wipe Israel off the face of the earth in the name of religion is naive.

        • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          4·
          8 months ago

          I believe you and I have had this discussion before, and no, you cannot paint 1.9 billion people with the “they’re all violent” brush.

          • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            8 months ago

            I’m not though, I’m stating the religion is violent. I don’t understand this disillusioned thought that many of you have that the religion isn’t a violent and oppressive one. The same people defending it right now, are the same ones that attack and paint other religions with a brush.

            • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              1·
              8 months ago

              There are 1.9 BILLION adherents to that religion. If the religion itself were the problem, the world would be awash in blood. It’s NOT.

              • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                8 months ago

                Do you adhear to that same logic with gun owners?

                Supporting any religion that murders lgbtq+ persons, forces marriage and rape to minors and kills no believers is not a problem to you?

                And the entire middle east and a large portion of Africa are awash in blood because of this religion.

                Also why are you removing links to actual facts now?

                You all say you’re intolerant of the intolerant, but here you are defending a religion that is intolerant…

                • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  Your post was removed for continued Islamophobia and it doesn’t matter how many links you provide because the vast majority of the 1.9 BILLION Muslims in the world ARE NOT VIOLENT.

                  For guns, I absolutely do make the same argument. Take the AR-15 for example, notorious villain in anti-gun communities, ban worthy, etc. etc.

                  https://www.everytown.org/press/the-ar-15-is-the-weapon-of-choice-for-mass-shooters-its-time-to-reinstate-the-bipartisan-congressional-assault-weapons-ban/

                  “The AR-15 is the Weapon of Choice for Mass Shooters.”

                  Best estimate is there are over 20 million of them in the United States. I saw another estimate putting it around 44 million.

                  Problem: The vast majority of mass shootings do not involve an AR-15. Pistols are far easier to obtain and conceal.

                  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2024

                  • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    21·
                    8 months ago

                    So what you’re telling me is that the religion of islam is a peaceful one? That doesn’t kill LGBTQ+ people, that allows them to exist, that doesn’t stone women or have honor killings or is fine with womens rights?

                    All of these things you’re under the impression that Islam tolerates?

                    Everything that i have posted has been against the religion, that’s not islamophobia. I say the same shit about christians and they’re diddling of kids, but I’m betting I wouldn’t be called out for being christianphobia if I did though.

                    Also i forgot you’re actually one of the sane gun owners around here… I will say others who are posting here are %100 not in agreement with you on this though. All gun owners to them are baby killers.