Russland

Jaja, China ist auch noch da - pragmatisch wie immer...hatte heute eine Diskussion auf Bloomberg gesehen. Der chinesische Teilnehmer musste sich beherrschen um nicht im Kreis zu grinsen (war total entspannt)....

Ich denke dank des Westens haben es die Russen und Chinesen wohl leichter ihre eigenen Meinungsverschiedenheiten (zumindest mittelfristig) beiseite zu legen.

Russland als Junior-Partner von China ist so ein case den die EU wohl nicht ernsthaft auf dem Radar hat...koennte fuer die EU aber durchaus unangenehm werden...

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The China card
Perhaps the most powerful draw card in Putin’s back pocket is China. While Russia and China have been growing closer in recent years, a summit between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of the Olympics sent alarm bells ringing in Western countries. Some US and European officials even said it could “amount to a realignment of the world order”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2018. Greg Baker/AP
First, the two leaders signed a long-term agreement to ship Russian oil and gas to China worth US$117 billion. This agreement allows Moscow to mitigate the possible fallout from US threats to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Europe if an invasion occurs.
Second, the joint statement formalised China’s political support for Russian strategies against the West. Importantly, for the first time, China voiced support for Russia’s opposition to NATO expansion:

The sides oppose further enlargement of NATO and call on the North Atlantic Alliance to abandon its ideologised cold war approaches, to respect the sovereignty, security and interests of other countries.

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Although Russia does not need Chinese military assistance in any potential invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s political and economic backing is encouraging for Putin. In return, Beijing will gain serious dividends from Moscow.

First, by agreeing to back Russia against NATO, Beijing gained Moscow’s reaffirmed support on Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory. In fact, China may borrow Russia’s approach towards Ukraine as a model to pressure Taiwan into unifying, or an outright invasion of the island.
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https://theconversation.com/why-vladimir...ina-177534