China cannot let Russia lose because then the US will focus on it.
Author's articles
China cannot let Russia lose because then the US will focus on it.

This opinion was expressed by a member of the Council on Foreign Affairs Policy of the US State Department Hal Brands in a column for Bloomberg.

A Russia that comes out of this slightly weakened, isolated internationally, and therefore more dependent on Beijing, isn't all that bad from Xi's point of view. Russia, which has suffered so much that it can hardly be considered a great power, is a big problem because it allows the US to focus on Beijing.

A Russia that comes out of this slightly weakened, isolated internationally, and therefore more dependent on Beijing, isn't all that bad from Xi's point of view. Russia, which has suffered so much that it can hardly be considered a great power, is a big problem because it allows the US to focus on Beijing.

Even worse for Xi is a scenario in which a military defeat leads to political destabilization in Moscow, potentially making the Sino-Russian strategic partnership China's only answer to America's global network of alliances - Bloomberg

Blog and articles

upstairs