Chinese state media rooting for a successful Russian invasion of Ukraine. Autocracy Inc, in practice.
Chinese state media rooting for a successful Russian invasion of Ukraine. Autocracy Inc, in practice.
This Twitter thread is dedicated to the fantasists who imagine that we can somehow ally with Russia against China.
@anneapplebaum This is almost as bad as the time we thought we'd partner with Russia on cybersecurity: latimes.com/politics/la-na…
@anneapplebaum I'm waiting for the day when China decides that it wants Siberia. Probably won't happen until the US crumbles, tho.
@anneapplebaum To be fair to that perspective, Russia is using the West against China and China against the West. To the extent they’ve also encouraged the worst “wolf warrior” decisions, they’ve also worked against China directly. Putin doesn’t want to be a pawn or a buffer state.
@anneapplebaum Thankfully the German Vice Navy Chief resigned, after "fantasising" about allying with Russia against China. His "remarks" had been egregious.
@anneapplebaum Or China vs Russia — or secretly pit them against each other.