Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine, reckons a Chinese expert on Russia

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes good guesses.

It did not please the Chinese government.
It was foolhardy of the man to post it.

Or as you suggest, could it have been a deliberate leak to send a message of some sort.

I said shortly after the Russian invasion disaster, the Chinese had to be furious.
Putin had assured them it would be a three day operation, a slam dunk.
Using the same plan the Chinese have in place to invade Taiwan.

It was a huge blow to the plans of become world powers.

Then the sanctions frightened China a great deal.
They can ill afford money problems given their tanking economy.

And now of course, a NATO like structure is forming in the Pacific.

If you listen carefully you can hear the cussing in Beijing.