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keopeli

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15. Somehow I doubt Xi is well versed on soil conditions in Ukraine during late Feb and their impact on
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 06:50 PM
Mar 2022

heavy machinery. Just saying.

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Xi got used by Putin... [View all] pbmus Mar 2022 OP
A silver lining. CentralMass Mar 2022 #1
Xi and Putin are using each other. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #2
Fuck them both. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #3
Yes, but I'm interested in Cha Mar 2022 #8
Agreed..."When a wedge was necessary to be placed between EU and USA"...FU Xi, and Putin 2 Escurumbele Mar 2022 #12
Xi got what he wanted out of the deal FakeNoose Mar 2022 #4
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 Xi doesn't give a shit what happens to UKR or RU he cares he's going to get the uponit7771 Mar 2022 #6
I think too the US and the rest of the democratic West might have balked at going after China ToxMarz Mar 2022 #16
I would bet money that the result of the delay was intentional. JanMichael Mar 2022 #9
OK that's a good point, my friend FakeNoose Mar 2022 #10
I doubt he did it to help Ukraine. They play the long game. Destabilize Russia then take Siberia. JanMichael Mar 2022 #11
Somehow I doubt Xi is well versed on soil conditions in Ukraine during late Feb and their impact on keopeli Mar 2022 #15
History? JanMichael Mar 2022 #18
Also a weaker Russia military is in his interest, they share a long border grantcart Mar 2022 #17
That must be it. The Taiwan thing. calimary Mar 2022 #19
Pretty big miscalculation by Xi. Caliman73 Mar 2022 #5
So What's China's Retaliation Cha Mar 2022 #7
Xi didn't get used by Putin, he actively supported Putin paulkienitz Mar 2022 #13
That's right. China knows what it's doing. ancianita Mar 2022 #21
According to other reports... orwell Mar 2022 #14
Russia is small potatoes compared to China. hunter Mar 2022 #22
Couldn't agree more... orwell Mar 2022 #24
I have posted this elsewhere a couple times but to underscore your point BumRushDaShow Mar 2022 #27
+1 K&R onetexan Mar 2022 #28
That is PR bs from China. China doesn't give a rat's ass about anything that benefits the West. ancianita Mar 2022 #20
Thanks for the book reference..n/m orwell Mar 2022 #25
Directly from the Tweet: "China needs exonomic growth" StClone Mar 2022 #23
Guessing exonomic means "outward" economic growth. erronis Mar 2022 #26
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