Posted on Nov 9, 2022
Pentagon: Xi and Putin ‘edging toward an alliance’
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Pentagon: Xi and Putin ‘edging toward an alliance’
By Joe Gould
Nov 8, 06:48 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. With Russia’s military failings in Ukraine mounting, no country is paying closer attention than China to how a smaller, outgunned force has badly bloodied what was thought to be one of the world’s strongest armies. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon says Russia and China appear to be “edging toward an alliance” at a time when Western nations are seeking to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.
Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters on Tuesday that “we should expect the Russia-China relationship to deepen.” Nine months ago China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin signed off on their so-called “no limits” strategic partnership just days before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Pentagon: Xi and Putin ‘edging toward an alliance’
By Joe Gould
Nov 8, 06:48 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. With Russia’s military failings in Ukraine mounting, no country is paying closer attention than China to how a smaller, outgunned force has badly bloodied what was thought to be one of the world’s strongest armies. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon says Russia and China appear to be “edging toward an alliance” at a time when Western nations are seeking to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.
Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters on Tuesday that “we should expect the Russia-China relationship to deepen.” Nine months ago China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin signed off on their so-called “no limits” strategic partnership just days before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Pentagon: Xi and Putin ‘edging toward an alliance’
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For as long as I can remember China and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a love hate relationship. They love to hate each other, so any alliance made today will probably be just as quickly be broken tomorrow.
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This is very interesting and unique. The Soviets are reeling from incurring substantial losses, much like David and Goliath! The perceived bully is being beat at their own game, which serves them right!
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Russia and China do cooperate on some matters, but it is unlikely to be a full alliance. Each nation is concerned with itself first and is unlikely to make a huge sacrifice on behalf of the other.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/10/812_336864.html
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/10/812_336864.html
For Russia, China is neither a 'big bad wolf' nor a 'fairy godmother'
This month, while the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit was being held, the Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper, published an op-ed describing Russia-China relations. The op-ed dismissed predictions of Russia being devoured by the “big bad wolf” and hopes of the country being rescued by the “fairy godmother” as both fairy tale fantasies.
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