• tleb@lemmy.ca
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    18 days ago

    Despite the obvious hypocrisy with Taiwan and Hong Kong, he does benefit from supporting Ukraine since it ensures further destabilization of Russia.

    • aleq@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Doesn’t sound like the purpose is to please Russia. Especially this part:

      China is assessing the possibility of participating in peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, asking the EU whether its European partners support such an initiative.

      Asking the EU if it would support them participating in a peacekeeping mission which Russia has been very critical of kinda seems more like they’re trying to improve relations with Europe in the wake of strong anti-US sentiments.

      • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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        18 days ago

        They’ve got Russia very dependent on them now. Better if they remain dependent. They could also probably get the NK soldiers to be withdrawn back to NK.

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    18 days ago

    Maybe if the US is kicking Ukraine out of its sphere of influence, China thinks they can get it into theirs? I wonder how that’d effect their relationship with Russia, since they’ve been benefiting from cheap oil.