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Ryuu96 said:
North Korea has been making some unusual moves recently, and China's reaction is quite intriguing. When it comes to North Korea sending troops to Ukraine, Chinese media do not support it. I saw a report on one of China’s major news site http://163.com that mentioned 18 of the North Korean soldiers recently sent to Ukraine have already fled. The article also argues that the fact that Russia is now using North Korean weapons suggests that its arms industry has taken a serious hit, and relying on North Korean soldiers highlights Russia's severe manpower shortage. While this is widely known, hearing it from Chinese sources is still somewhat surprising. It's obvious that China does not want North Korea to send troops to Ukraine. I believe Xi Jinping's calculation is that North Korea’s involvement won’t change the course of the war but will instead increase pressure from the West. Putin and Kim Jong-un are in a position where they have nothing to lose, but Xi Jinping is far from that point. He still wants to sell electric cars to Europe, and there are plenty of Chinese companies desperately looking to expand overseas. Frankly, Xi Jinping does not want China to be labeled as part of a new "Axis of Evil" (China, Russia, North Korea, Iran). However, if he senses that conflict on the Korean Peninsula is imminent or that the Russia-Ukraine war is spiraling out of control, he may adjust his timeline for taking action on Taiwan. He wouldn’t want to move on Taiwan after those situations have escalated, as by then he might be forced to send troops to the Korean Peninsula or deal with the psychological and political-military pressures resulting from Putin’s failure, which will make the move on Taiwan more difficult. Therefore, he may act on Taiwan before these crises unfold. This is a possible development worth keeping an eye on. |
Right, i also can't see why China would support Russia when they don't need anything at this point except for discounted russian oil.
Given a DT presidency win and an invasion of taiwan, do you think that DT would do anything to stop that? Or would he be passive as his position on ukraine indicates?
