For China, to help, or not to help Russia: that is the question. It can help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s genocidal invasion. And, by doing so, it would join the civilized world.
Or it can help Russia take Ukraine. But, by doing so, it would suffer sanctions and boycotts. This, like those that have turned Russia into an isolated pariah state.
China is thinking of supplying weapons to Russia
From day one, China’s position on this war has been as settled as a scavenging monkey. It has been a fence sitter, Russia supporter, and peace broker. And it has moved between those positions with the diplomatic tact of a bull in a china shop.
For example, as Russia supporter, China is parroting Russia’s propaganda. This has it claiming that Russia’s war crimes are rescue missions. It is even claiming that NATO launched this Russian “special military operation.” Yes, like everyone in Russia, China is parroting every one of Putin’s big lies. This means no calling the war he’s waging in Ukraine a war.
Except that Russia’s blitzkrieg of Ukraine is looking more like a putzkrieg. This explains reports about Russia begging China for help. Besides military supplies, it’s even begging for MREs to feed its starving soldiers.
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday raised concerns about China’s alignment with Russia in a seven-hour meeting with Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi as Washington warned of the isolation and penalties Beijing will face if it helps Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine.
(Reuters, March 14, 2022)
China is playing Axis role for Russia
Putin’s intent is to have China play for Russia the Axis role Japan played for Germany during WWII. And this requires Chinese President Xi Jinping to subordinate his grand ambition.
After all, Xi’s intent is to have China play the superpower role in the 21st century. This, to emulate the superpower role the United States played in the 20th.
Except that, as indicated above, Xi has already kowtowed more than I thought he ever would. But I suspect he’s about to jump ship. And Putin will find that he’s the one who was being played. Because Xi will leave Putin’s Russia to follow Hitler’s Germany down the road to perdition alone.
China promotes itself as a faithful guardian of international law. Not to mention the security guarantee it signed with Ukraine in 2013. Because that requires it to defend Ukraine if it comes under nuclear attack. You know, like the one Russia is now threatening to launch. In short, what a tangled web we weave…
China’s dilemma stems from the fact that it and Russia are two authoritarian birds of a feather. But China’s ambition is to replace the US as the sole superpower. Supplying arms to Russia would torpedo that ambition.
It would also affirm my contention that no democratic country can trust China. Because, unlike the US, it would stand by and let Russia do to Europe what Germany did during WWII.
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