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.
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.
Unless Russia crumbles and their belt and road initiative fails.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Chessboard
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
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.
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Ah, now it’s clearer how your comments come about. Very illuminating. Don’t read. Just the summary and Wikipedia.
Do you think my comments are wrong because I haven’t read the book?
You don’t think you’d benefit knowing what you regularly cite?
What facts?
For the most part I reference the Wikipedia page. The quotes were on your request.
The Wikipedia page describes the way the situation is conceptualized.