External_Net480 t1_j9exp1y wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:53 PM

Reply to comment by TheNBGco in Belarus claims Ukraine army groups have massed at border, risking its security by WickedSlice_

China will back Russia, they always play the waiting game. But they can't afford loosing Russia as a dictator partner. What if Russia looses and breaks up, or the current government will get ousted by revolutionairy people smelling a chance of regime change in a more democratic way. That is a scenario China really want to avoid. So they will pitch in sooner or later I guess..

alpha_dk t1_j9ezyvr wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:14 PM

Nothing says "i'm just protecting Russia from NATO" like relying on Chinese occupiers to prevent revolution!

TheNBGco t1_j9eym33 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Enemy of my enemy is my friend. Im afraid youre right. Hope were wrong.

Sassybeagle t1_j9h62k7 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:07 PM

The US and EU are massive buyers of Chinese goods and services. China won’t do anything to destroy their own economy since that would tank their entire country. Russia cannot make up for the net loss that China’s economy would be hit and without that massive economy, there would be massive unrest. China’s been shrewd about playing the long game for its entire existence and there isn’t anything that would screw them over as much as a direct confrontation with the West.