Russian firms have received tens of thousands of Chinese shipments since the war in Ukraine began
    • MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org
      0·
      2 years ago

      Russia has been a third world nation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Politicians just like to use the Russian boogeyman to scare people who remember the Cold War. Putin may be a monster, but China is the real threat.

      • IDriveWhileTired@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        Sorry, but the real threat to what exactly?

        Edited: aside from Taiwan, Hong Kong, several other nations in the east. My question was more in the context of China as a threat to anything in the western hemisphere. They are the eastern version of the US, no doubt about it.

        • MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org
          01·
          2 years ago

          The US status as a hegemony.

          With India on the rise as well I think we are transitioning into a pre-WW1 like multipolar balance of power which could slide into WW3. Safest option would be China and the US dominate everyone else and we get another Cold War, but we will see.

  • jonhanson@lemmy.ml
    18·
    2 years ago

    China is widely suspected of supplying Russia with equipment and materials to support their war, however no-one has adduced anything concrete to support that theory so far.

    The article itself doesn’t cite much in the way of sources or evidence, other than mentioning a report by Molfar, the open source intelligence agency. Molfar has published reports on the same topic in the past, but there hasn’t been anything recently.

    If the Telegraph had new information or evidence they would be shouting a lot louder than this. This is most likely them covering up for a quiet day by dredging up some old rumours and repackaging them as news.

    • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
      92·
      2 years ago

      Not sure that makes it any better. Oppressing a country vs. helping oppress a country.

      • atlasraven31@lemm.ee
        56·
        2 years ago

        It:s a shame because supplying that gear to Ukraine would have helped China’s reputation on the international stage and bolstered trade. It would have not been well received by the Kremlin but a losing army can’t invade anyone else.

        • awwwyissss@lemm.ee
          33·
          2 years ago

          China and Russia are working together to overthrow the relatively democratic, rules-based US-Euro hegemony. That’s why they announced their super duper special forever friendship shortly before Putin started his latest genocidal land grab.

  • barsoap@lemm.ee
    122·
    2 years ago

    Probably not for long given the state of the Rouble and the economy. Tech-wise Russia has nothing to offer and when it comes to the stuff China might be interested in, such as ores and oil, well you’d have to not send miners to the front to continue producing them. That Russia of all countries is importing metals should make you stop and think.

    Lenin is rotating in his mausoleum.

    • UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml
      31·
      2 years ago

      Russia provides a buffer, it’s the same thing as North Korea. China aids NK to keep US allies as far away from themselves as possible.

  • MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    The West is just going to have to be the first side to master dominion over the psi-powered mind worms.

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    Just an endless slew of clickbait “China bad” headlines all the time. Really makes you wonder about if there is some sort of systemic problem with western media.

    • Apollo@sh.itjust.works
      01·
      2 years ago

      Authoritarian countries tend to be criticised in liberal western democracies, you know, because of all of the authoritarianism.

      • zephyreks@programming.dev
        1·
        2 years ago

        How much control do you really have over a government that only has two parties? FPTP is a failure. It leaves government without accountability, pisses on the principle of equal representation, and shifts power towards the few areas that may actually flip.

        If you lose this federal election, so what? Eventually, people will get angry enough at the current ruling party to flip.

        If you vote, so what? Unless you’re in a swing state, your vote might as well not exist for the presidential election.

        What about representation in the house? Well, again, your vote doesn’t really matter unless you’re in a swing district (which tends to be suburban). If you’re urban (liberal) or rural (conservative), you might as well not vote either.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    There is no surprise that communist China would and is supplying their northern neighbor.

    If anyone is actually surprised about this, then maybe they’ll be surprised when I give them an amazing deal of being able to buy the official deed to the Golden Gate Bridge for only $300 and a bag of salt and vinegar crisps. Just constant me at 123-456-7890 for details.