China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia

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Natasha Bertrand
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New: China has expressed some openness to assisting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, sources say, confirming FT.
BUT Chinese leadership is not all in agreement about it, given risks of retaliation by the US & harm to economic relationships w/the west:

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China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable...
The US has information suggesting China has expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on Ukraine, a Western official and a US...
12:35 PM · Mar 14, 2022

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(CNN)The US has information suggesting China has expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on Ukraine, a Western official and a US diplomat told CNN.

But it is not yet clear whether China intends to provide Russia with that assistance, US officials familiar with the intelligence tell CNN.

The consideration was detailed in a diplomatic cable relayed to allies in Europe and Asia, according to the sources. The cable did not state definitively that assistance had been provided. One official also said the US warned in the cable that China would likely deny it was willing to provide assistance.

The Chinese Communist Party leadership is not all in agreement regarding how to respond to Russia's request for assistance, said one of the sources. Two officials said that China's desire to avoid economic consequences may limit its appetite to help Russia. Officials separately told CNN that Chinese President Xi Jinping has been unnerved by how the war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the NATO alliance.

"There is real concern by some that their involvement could hurt economic relationships with the West, on which China relies," said one of the sources.

Officials are also monitoring whether China provides some economic and diplomatic relief for Russia in other forms, like abstention votes at the United Nations.

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[Chainfire]

1. We should have built our own stuff.

[Phoenix61]

2. Considering the anti-Chinese sentiment that

arose when Covid broke out, Xi would be wise to consider his choices very carefully. I don’t see what China would gain by backing Russia other than the combined enmity of the Western World.

[Lovie777]

3. OK . . ..

with the agreement contract that Putin will pull out of Ukraine, never attack another country "unprovoked". This agreement contract also includes and bind any and all Russian rulers now and in the future.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. The western media is still flogging this dead horse?

[PortTack]

6. Agree. China does what's best for China. For some perspective

China trade with russia 84 billion
US 574 billion
japan 362 billion
EU 312 billion

China isn’t going to risk US sanctions

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Do people even think anymore sir? Or just pull the outrage trigger at the mere sight of a chance?

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China risking sanctions…not gonna happen to a reasonable thinker.

[Irish_Dem]

5. 21st century battle lines are drawn: China/Russia vs Democracy.

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China and Russia see Europe and the US as weak and easy victims and are emboldened.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

9. Zero evidence of any of that.

[Irish_Dem]

11. We are staring at the evidence.

Putin owns half the US congress, a GOP sitting president and the US media.

And is now going after Ukraine, then other countries.
China will go after Taiwan.

Russia and China aim to be the 21st century global superpowers.

[ColinC]

13. I mean, he got a lot of em to drink his koolaid

but "owning" might actually be a bit far fetched. If it was true, the 13.5 billion dollar Ukrainian aid package may have never passed.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

15. Not so much an aim but a result of the collapse of American dominance in the world, and not

to mention world hates America far more than China…hink it’s all those military bases surrounding every every nation on the planet, and the many strings attached to foreign aide the West quashes developing nations with.

Face it, China has progressed far more than America last few decades.

Also perhaps something to do with China having 5 10 20 50 year national economic and development plans…America stumbles through debt default and budget crisis every few months, cant plan beyond end of nose…except for the Pentagon…they exempt.

The western capitalist media misleads very much on China, and we swallow it while.

[Wingus Dingus]

10. Still don't see what they have to gain. They win by

keeping their hands clean. If they thought Russia would get away unscathed with taking Ukraine, thus enabling their possible move against Taiwan, they've surely been corrected of that idea by now.

[ColinC]

12. Yeah by not helping russia, they would be sacrificing their russia relationship somewhat

but probably slightly helping their diplomatic relationship with the west. But by helping Russia, they will be hurt a lot more.

[Emrys]

14. About that ...

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Alec Luhn
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Russia is so toxic now that reports Putin asked Xi for military aid caused Chinese stocks to suffer their biggest drop since 2008. Chinese tech stocks lost $2.1 trillion today

China's Tech Rout Deepens Amid Lockdown, Geopolitical Worries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-14/china-s-tech-rout-deepens-amid-lockdown-geopolitical-worries