Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Biggerboat1 said:

Ryuu96 said:

“Today I can reveal that we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine,” UK defence secretary Grant Shapps told a defence conference in London on Wednesday.https://t.co/r414M4hPoL via @ft

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 22, 2024

Why wouldn't they? What does China have to lose? This is a result of "escalation management" and showing constant fear, China believes for good reason that the West aren't going to do jack shit because "escalation!" so China gets to help Russia keep the West occupied and keep this conflict going on for longer.

Wouldn't China prefer to end this conflict asap, as the longer it goes on, the more likely Europe is to wake up, remove their heads from their asses and meaningfully up their spending on & investment in their militaries?

I.e. if Europe feels safe they'll stay complacent & militarily weak, whereas if Ukraine continues to cause alarm, enough political will could build for us to properly tool up. 

Or are there angles I'm not seeing? 

If anything, I would think that China would want Russia to lose the conflict in order to safely keep Russia in the #2 spot.