I do agree that it’s a false hope, but I do not agree that people don’t prefer it. There are plenty of pro-russian parties here and people like them, they like the idea of change. It is misguided and basically stupid but…

About pro-china there aren’t as much political movements, but the sentiment is swaying. China is giving people jobs here by building factories and is also giving them cheap goods.

And you may say that the polling numbers are still pro-west but that is because the turnout is abysmal is the whole region.