Looking closely at Beijing’s ever evolving position on Russia’s war in Ukraine, it is clear the Chinese are thinking about it very differently from the West.
China has, and will always do what they see as best for themselves.
A country that happily sacrificed millions of its own people to become an industrial super power won’t give a damn about millions dying in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Not unless caring is advantageous for some reason- though making Russia a client state, like most of the global south… is one thing they’re hoping for.
They’re also hoping for an excuse to invade and “unify” Taiwan.
China has a vision for their place in the world, ie as a leader economically and politically. They see their form of government as the best one and they’re determined to prove it. They’ll do whatever it takes to attain that place in the world.
The US is the same, I happen to believe that the US vision for the world is better than China’s. Our vision will also sacrifice the wellbeing of hundreds of millions though.
China doesn’t measure favorably when directly compared one-to-one with the US, so they know these strategic alliances are even more key. I assume they stand by allies to some extent, even if it looks bad or they’re losing, to avoid fracturing of alliances. Ukraine being a proxy war is something that is either lost upon or simply not talked about in the west much and you can see it in the very simplistic surface-level discussions people have about the war in western-centric internet communities.
China has, and will always do what they see as best for themselves.
A country that happily sacrificed millions of its own people to become an industrial super power won’t give a damn about millions dying in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Not unless caring is advantageous for some reason- though making Russia a client state, like most of the global south… is one thing they’re hoping for.
They’re also hoping for an excuse to invade and “unify” Taiwan.
TLDR China will fuck everyone for a quick buck
How do you think the US is different?
China has a vision for their place in the world, ie as a leader economically and politically. They see their form of government as the best one and they’re determined to prove it. They’ll do whatever it takes to attain that place in the world.
The US is the same, I happen to believe that the US vision for the world is better than China’s. Our vision will also sacrifice the wellbeing of hundreds of millions though.
I don’t. At least broadly in the ‘will do what’s right for them’ aspect.
China doesn’t measure favorably when directly compared one-to-one with the US, so they know these strategic alliances are even more key. I assume they stand by allies to some extent, even if it looks bad or they’re losing, to avoid fracturing of alliances. Ukraine being a proxy war is something that is either lost upon or simply not talked about in the west much and you can see it in the very simplistic surface-level discussions people have about the war in western-centric internet communities.