Sounds like Xi has a severe case of buyer's remorse

[BeyondGeography]

Link to tweet

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the EU not to "tie the whole world" to the crisis in Ukraine and warned it could take decades to repair the economic damage.

In a virtual summit with European Union leaders on Friday, Xi told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel that the crisis must be "properly handled".

"Many people are very worried that the current situation may destroy the achievements of decades of international economic cooperation. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it is estimated that it may take years, or even decades, to recover afterwards," Xi said, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.

…The EU said later that it urged Beijing not to "interfere" with sanctions on Russia and while the two sides agreed on working to end the conflict, they had expressed "opposing views" on the situation. Xi warned against a chaotic response that would "tie the whole world to the crisis [and means] people of all countries will pay a heavy price".

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-president-xi-jinping-warns-093000245.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

[Akoto]

1. Don't blame the EU, President Xi. Your ally chose to commit the atrocity. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Just he wait to see the shit that happens if he fucks with Taiwan.

[KT2000]

2. Funny thing about dictators

they can't control other dictators. I just hope Xi does not come up with a "solution."

[Sanity Claws]

3. Well, Ji, people in Ukraine will never recover. So many are dead, homeless,

or living in other countries. If he wants the world economy not to worsen, let him go talk to his buddy, Putin.

[Phoenix61]

4. Why yes it does. What a great example of buyer beware. nt

[Chainfire]

5. If the Chinese feel a need to complain they can either contact the Kremlin or

they can dial; 1-800-Eat-Shit. If they don't want to be tied to Russia, then separate themselves from it. It is just that simple.

[Disaffected]

7. OK, you talked me into it.

I dialed 1-800-Eat-Shit and was pleasantly surprised.

[Chainfire]

15. Really? I have never dialed it. ;)

A pleasant surprise, huh? I don't think so.

[edhopper]

6. Do I have it right

that he wants the West to not interfere with Russia's invasion and not punish Russia economically.

It's like he is saying a small country overrun ("cough" Tibet "cough&quot should not get in the way of Capitalism.

[applegrove]

11. I had a friend who was 13 when China invaded Tibet. His father

was a businessman. The first thing the Chinese did was shut his business down. I assume since China is so capitalist now that they encourage Tibetan owned businesses? Is that right? Or is this appeal to capitalism just a dog whistle to autocrats and fascists and antidemocratic entities in the West to get back in control because Democracy is winning worldwide in this Ukraine situation?

[Chainfire]

16. They are trying to set a precedent for Tiawan.

If we ever decided to sanction China, all of our retail stores would have to shutter up within a week or two.

[orwell]

8. Here's a suggestion...

...STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE!

Is that so hard? Tell the asshole that you are backing in Russia to STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE too.

It's really not that hard to live in peace if you would only STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE!

4 words...easy peasy...

[dalton99a]

9. Fuck China.

[abqtommy]

12. It's pretty ironic to me that for years Putin and Xi have succeeded in causing division

among people all over the world yet in a short amount of time the attack on Ukraine has
caused the rest of us to be more united than ever. Miscalculation? Stupidity? Yes, it
will take Putin and Xi decades to fix this.

[Crunchy Frog]

13. If he wanted to he could end the war in days.

I'm convinced of that.

[C_U_L8R]

14. Tell it to Putin.

And tell it to your bathroom mirror. There is a tremendous cost to being a bad state.