Putin is in China to ask, if Xi could help a fellow dictator in need. Before anyone gets too scared about that, you should know that China’s national debt is skyrocketing, and their economy is in chaos because of financial crisis which started in their construction sector.
China would like to turn Russia into a vassal state, but here is no way, Xi is going to send weapons to the frontlines in Ukraine and risk sanctions from the west at a point in time, where China’s economy is this challenged.
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And in addition to it, I believe they haven't even reached any significant agreements — except for the "Land of Big Cats", that one is really important! 😹
Domestically the propaganda in Russia will find find ways to spin Putin's visit as groundbreaking, but internationally it undeniably looks as if he's there to take a knee and lick the Chinese boot, not the meeting of equals — far from it!
@GatekeepKen @m0xee @randahl Belarus has their back!
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And comrade Xi seems to take pleasure humiliating fellow dictator like that — I think it's pretty common in their dictator circles 🤭