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Putin needs weapons....
Please help me!! Trust me, bro! I pay everything back when i have won >

I bet China will lend them a bunch of arms to get them tested in real life battle. The flow of arms won’t last forever though. >

I don’t think China can afford massive western sanctions at the moment >

They can but probably rather wait until they invade Taiwan >

China doesn’t invade, they simply discover new parts of their territory that they already owned >

Perhaps China will discover parts of Russia with Chinese ancestors and hydrocarbons.  Then they may forget about Taiwan. >

China’s path has been to exert influence using financial means - which they are quite effective at.   Getting into a shooting war is not in their interest.   Russia, otoh, is the quintessential bully and thinks using a gun is the way.   These interests aren’t aligned. >

Pretty sure the US is the quintessential bully >

You say that like any country is innocent. >

No I say that like one specific country has waged wars and assassinations and coups all over the world >

But somehow, it has managed to kill fewer people in the last half century than any other time in history while lifting more out of poverty due to trade stabilization. >

Yes we conquered the planet and crushed anyone with the will to meaningfully challenge us. Almost like something a bully would do. >

Xi has delusions of grandeur, but I refuse to believe he's foolish enough to get directly involved in the Ukraine war. >

They are smart enough not to join the losing side. They would, however, still like to keep buying pieces of Russia under the radar. >

That’s ultimately where this is going. China will buy up Russian debt and exhort control over Russian financial and energy markets. >

Some years back I read a fascinating military strategy article about how climate change will open up crucial year round shipping lanes off the northern coast of Russia, which will effectively almost halve the shipping time (and cost) between China and Europe. The article warned about the influence Russia would have on a global economy in this type of world, and how the establishment of NATO bases and presence in the Arctic was crucial. But my money is now on China leveraging this war to have a very favorable influence over the tariffs and laws that will inevitably come into play when these Russian water become heavily trafficked shipping lanes. >

Oof having those waters be ice-free year round would lead to so many other major issues though. Like it would majorly mess up pretty much all our ocean currents, shipping lanes around the world would have to be reorganized, and that would probably be a very minor thing in comparison with other feedback loop effects. >

"Everyone hates me. Will you be my friend?" >

"We don't ally with losers," responded China dryly, "but we would still consider buying your country, outright or piece by piece. You do have some natural resources left that we could exploit." >

Of course, at this rate Russia won't have much of an army to defend it with.  What will happen when they remember they have a border of thousands of miles with the second strongest military after NATO? >

Maybe Xi will realize Taiwan is too hard a nut to crack, and instead look north where the prey is weak and exhausted. Xi could easily increase China's landmass by 50% or more. >

Taiwan is easy to crack if the mainland simply gives the Taiwanese promotions and makes them important in Chinese culture.
The issue is not just unification, but cultural domination. >

Umm, they have to get through the US 🤷‍♂️ that’s why it’s not that simple
Biden says US forces will defend Taiwan if there were to be a Chinese invasion. 
And honestly, I believe he’s committed because a lot of money is involved (or is lost if China takes over). >

I think the poster above you is referring to China convincing Taiwan to willingly join them, by promising them equal influence or ,what is more likely, making them THINK they will have influence but it ending up like Hong Kong. 
Either way Taiwan needs to stay independent >

Oof misread it, thanks for pointing that out.
First off, if you speak to the Taiwanese or look at the surveys. 
Only a minority wants to unify with China.
The majority actually teases the mainland mandarin accent (and I’m sure they feel a sense of superiority if verbally stated or not).
Implying that it would be unpleasant to sacrifice their culture to join China, especially knowing the rocky history between the two countries. 
Back to the point in hand, approximately 12.5% wants to unify, according to a survey.
Therefore, you’re not cracking anything…
The majority would rather stay independent, knowing that the US will jump in if anything were to escalate. 
I’ve met many Taiwanese, it’s a world of difference between the Chinese and them.
My opinion of course: 
There’s something unique about the Taiwanese culture and people, they’re like the Chinese but with higher emotional intelligence. 
I’ve met Chinese mainlanders, and they’re a bit too rash but constantly moving forward
Overall, they both have something unique to offer but I sure hope Taiwan stays independent >

"Dear China,
I picked a fight I can't win, can I please drag you into WWIII even though it's not in your best interest? I'm good for it, I swear.
All my best,
Vlad
PS -- I really love your dam! I bet it could withstand a nuclear explosion." >

Vlad and his minions will sell the country out to China then seek the next 20 years figuring out how to fuck them over. >

Translation: Please help, we're losing. >

Xi: What's in it for Xi? >

“Bro please. I fucked up real bad bro. You have to act like we’re friends bro. They’re gonna beat me up for messing with that dude bro. They won’t fight me if I become your bitch.” >

China probably would have been more open to that before realizing you’re a joke. >

Since Putin does not want Western influence I'm sure he will not want Western assistance to help rebuild broken Russia after the war is over.  He can rebuild the country himself. >

Or China could continue being super prosperous by working cooperatively with the West… Nobody wants to chain themself to Putin’s sinking ship >

If you haven’t noticed the West is rapidly de-coupling from China and has no intentions of cooperating with them >

As much as I hate their position, China is just leading Russia to its demise. Once it collapses again they will just walk right in and take what they want. Land even. China alway playing the long game. >

Putin may ask for Chinese help, but he won't ever get it and neither should China expect Putin to help in their SE Asian sphere of influence. >

"Bro, I'm sure if we work hard enough we can build a world based on hatred and suffering." >


and hailed the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence

This guy literally cant stop fucking China in the ass. Im surprised Xi puts up with this yapping dog. 
Literally all he does is further fucking over China's trade with the west, which is a huge part of China's economy. China would collapse if it received the same sanction treatment as russia and they know it. >

What Xi might do:

Negotiate some sort of peace. It just might be on favorable terms for Ukraine
Offer to rebuild Russia with loans more favorable to the Chineese.
They already took back parts of Russia that where part of ancient China
China gets lucrative extraction rights for nat resources, hires Russian labor cheap
China makes a deal with the west to make Russia back off, tells Russia they won and are standing up to the west
Russians now work in Chineese factories assembling crap for Americans to sell on Amazon >

Is that your China Dream? As a person who knows both China and Russia well, I think your last step is not happening in my lifetime. >

I don't have China Dreams. No really, china doesn't really occupy that much of my headspace.
Just making a very valid observation >

Seems like a lot of weight for China to keep propped up. >

Putin is showing his weakness >

He’s hoping Russia can pay China in oil and in return China will settle the transactions in Yuan so that Russia can buy munitions. China isn’t going to do it. If they do, the US/EU will cut off their market access and do some crazy shit like exit WTO. >

I wonder if Putin realizes that from Chinas perspective, Russia is also a western nation? >

Like a lot of things in Russia, that logic goes right out the window. >

Pun intended or no? You can't tell with all of the defenstration nowadays lol. >

Sounds like a child, asking father for more weapons. >

Without the west China and the CCP wouldn’t be what they are today. Xi knows this. >

Yep. And the key to CCP and Chinese growth is, ironically, the west. >

hot take: the chinese are gathering intel on the russians in order to exploit their weaknesses and grab disputed territory in the east. >


Putin tells Xi ~~he wants to ramp up military cooperation – Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence~~ make enemies of your top 10 largest trading partners for a country that has almost nothing China wants and a GDP roughly the size of Brazil... >

Saudi has a better chance of trading in Yuan. >

Maybe Xi should get ready to ramp down hundreds of billions in annual trade with the US. >

What Putin really means to say is I will suck your dick for some Chinese missles 🤷 and I will look up at you making eye contact the entire time >

Russia can’t manage to invade Ukraine and half of China’s population has a new strain of Covid. What is this, a suicide squad of countries or something? >

All those two geniuses have managed so far is to make the west more powerful and their own countries weaker. >

Pathetic, how he has sunk. >

Xi: increase military cooperation, yeah sure why not? Whose military will we be cooperating with?
Putin: it works like this. We don’t have a military so you can cooperate and lend us yours. >

Xi sees chance to own Russia. >

Plot twist, what if Xi decides to take a huge chunk of Eastern Russia, up to Western Siberia...and just take the oil. >

There was a news story about how Russia is losing influence in central Asia, all the -istan counties. By focusing it's attention and war resources on Ukraine the possibility of leaving a vacuum looms. >

China and Russia have for centuries been traditional rivals.  There is still get resentment in China over losing parts to Russia.
Its only recently that this convenient relationship has emerged.  It wont last. Russia and China have claims to be the dominant power in East Asia.  There ain't room for two. >

How long until China stabs them in the back? (wouldn't be the first time) >

China won’t be doing the fucking around here. It will be Russia for sure. There’s a fucking history of this. The Americans and European banks got a little too fucking good at buying Russian assets on fire sale in the 90s. If Putin is known for literally anything, he’s known for clawing it all back in the most corrupt, thieving way possible. His entire raison d’être is stealing back what he deemed “stolen” energy interests from the west. US and it’s energy companies work it fucking lockstep with each other. To the extent that you can think of Exxon Mobile as a arm of the State Department itself. This was not the case in Russia when they started opening their markets. The biggest energy companies were financed by US and EU banks that had interests in direct conflict to the kremlins own. That’s why Russia will never have a private energy industry. >

When the West talks about increasing military and economic cooperation with Ukraine its an existential threat to Russia. 
When Putin talks about ending the “liberal world order” and joining military forces with China it’s just friendship. >

Yeah I'd be begging like a dog if I was getting my ass whooped as hard as Putin too. >

You misspelled Winnie the Pooh lol >

Putin: "Jesus christ, I'm dying here.  Throw me a frickin' bone Poobear!" >

The last time China teamed up with another to counter Western influence, they backstabbed their partner in the face. 
To this day, Vietnam still maintain millions in reserve force as deterrent to Chinese’s threat. >

I dunno, I'm hard pressed to think of a leader who has done more to increase Western influence in the world over the past year than Putin. >

Man, I’m beginning to think Putin is a fucking idiot. China knows the key to a new Sino dominated century is the West. There’s no getting around that fact. He thinks Xi is going to abandon or jeopardize EU/US trade relations for Russia? Lol. Fucking idiot. >

Somebody's country is running low on munitions and people >

Putin: hey China, want in on this ass kicking?
Xi: whose ass are we kicking?
Putin: oh I see where the ambiguity was. >

If I was Xi, I’d honestly be like nah bro, your military is trash…you can’t help me. >

As far as I am concerned, both of these assholes can get fist fucked by Thanos or impaled on howitzers. >

Chinese military aid to Russia should = Western sanctions on China >

I love how they keep bitching about "Western Influence" as if we're doing everything we can to change their culture and whatnot. We're not. We don't care. It's not our fault if the people like the way we do things more than the way they're used to.
They just like to make "The West" the scapegoat. 
Also, I'm fairly certain that if China started in on Ukraine, or started supporting Russia's war efforts, that they wouldn't like the result. China's power is mostly economical, and heavy sanctions would hurt them a lot more than it does Russia. What good is all that economic power if no one will trade with you or buy your stuff?
I know that both Russia and China like to think they're big tough bad-ass countries who can just bully everyone around, but they are sorely mistaken. Backing Russia is a losing proposition, and I hope Xi realizes that. >

Russia does have a lot to offer in terms of military technologies. China obviously won't involved directly, but the future is a tighter RU-CHN relationship for sure since both are under pressure from US. >

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence.
"We aim to strengthen cooperation between the armed forces of Russia and China," Putin told Xi by video link at the start of the talks, calling the Chinese leader a "Dear friend".
"We are ready to ramp up strategic cooperation with Russia, give each other opportunities to develop, be global partners for the benefit of the peoples of our countries and in the interests of stability in the world," Xi said.


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It would be dumb of Russia to want anything other than this. >

"We should do a collab! It would totally benefit you more, you're welcome. I'm the best." >

More escalation 
More lines on the map up for grabs 
These people will send waves of poor 
Fighting with sticks if they must 
Till the world burns >

The Russian debacle has shown that Nations that come together and pull resources can produce better and cheaper goods >

And so it begins. >

Countering western influence in China, which enforces Marxism - one of the main branches of Western philosophy- at the barrel of a gun. 
Though fair play to Russia they are keeping it traditional with the 1940s gear and tactics >

Losers got to stick together