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China is the obvious winner in this contest because the West has basically made Russia a Chinese satellite just like Kazahstan and Mongolia over the weekend. Th
by petre 5y ago
China is the obvious winner in this contest because the West has basically made Russia a Chinese satellite just like Kazahstan and Mongolia over the weekend. They are going to be economically dependent on China and India.
- duxup 5y agoI’m not sure China is happy with / has a reliable friend in Russia. China’s response has been trending less favorable towards Russia day by day.
- pixl97 5y agoChina may not be happy, but they will buy Russian resources for pennies on the dollar gladly.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoYup, will squeeze Russia hard. They've got extremely profitable deal with 20% discount on Iranian oil and gas after Trump resanctioned them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93China_25-year_Cooperation_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93China_25-year_Coo...
- ivan_gammel 5y agoChina has interests, not friends. They were quick to tell Russians to get the hell out of Kazakhstan after their peacekeeping mission was over after the recent failed coup. Their interests are Siberian resources and security of trade routes. They value trade with the West more than with Russia, so happy to apply Western sanctions if needed (already happening).
- mancerayder 5y agoChina has way more ties than economically with the U.S. and the E.U. than China, doesn't it ? The Chinese care about business, and war and instability aren't great for business.
- petre 5y agoActually this war is an opportunity for China to buy Russian resourcs on the cheap while still doing business as usual with the US and the EU.