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vak“Fundamentally [Beijing] has no interest whatsoever in the outcome of the Ukraine conflict, beyond preventing nuclear use and avoiding the collapse of the [Putin] regime.”
China’s friendship with the Kremlin is purely pragmatic, limited and highly transactional. Putin’s war has, for the first time in centuries, effectively cut off the western-facing head of the Russian double-headed eagle, forcing it to look exclusively eastward for economic and diplomatic succor. That weakness suits Beijing well, providing not just cheap energy but also the pick of Russian technology and human resources (Huawei, for instance, has reportedly recruited hundreds of top Russian engineers since the start of the war). A weaker Russia means a stronger China — which, for the moment, suits Xi’s ambitions to challenge America for global supremacy just fine.
(The Spectator)
Заметьте: не я первый предложил коллапс путинского режима. ☠️
China’s friendship with the Kremlin is purely pragmatic, limited and highly transactional. Putin’s war has, for the first time in centuries, effectively cut off the western-facing head of the Russian double-headed eagle, forcing it to look exclusively eastward for economic and diplomatic succor. That weakness suits Beijing well, providing not just cheap energy but also the pick of Russian technology and human resources (Huawei, for instance, has reportedly recruited hundreds of top Russian engineers since the start of the war). A weaker Russia means a stronger China — which, for the moment, suits Xi’s ambitions to challenge America for global supremacy just fine.
(The Spectator)
Заметьте: не я первый предложил коллапс путинского режима. ☠️
