• cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Not really startling. No big player other than Russia has ever been on China’s side RE Taiwan.

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      2 days ago

      I feel like Russian support is pretty much a rounding error when it comes to Chinese power.

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        4 hours ago

        Yeah but their violence in Ukraine dilutes NATO military attention, even if they aren’t that powerful a direct military ally.

      • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        All the better if they can use foreign troops in the meat grinder. Like Russia has been using North Korean troops for.