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Irish_Dem

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5. The China Russia alliance was extremely important to China.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:35 AM

Apr 2024

The plan was (still is?) that together they would be the 21st century global superpowers.
Putin in control of Europe an the West, China the Pacific.

The plans were in place. Putin takes Ukraine, China takes Taiwan.

Putin screwed it all up.

China still intends to take the Pacific. It has to do so.
To be a superpower, you first must obtain regional control.

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Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine, reckons a Chinese expert on Russia [View all] Emrys Apr 2024 OP

It's interesting to see that Feng Yujun is not the only Chinese expert who thinks Russia's prospects are poor, Emrys Apr 2024 #1

Remarkable articles on a number of levels. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #2

China doesn't see much value in an alliance with Russia(Putin) FakeNoose Apr 2024 #4

The China Russia alliance was extremely important to China. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #5

Remarkable indeed. I should point out that Gao's article is no longer available at its original site of publishing, Emrys Apr 2024 #6

Yes good guesses. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #7

Ukraine must prevail. Passages Apr 2024 #3