03-08-2014, 04:28 PM
It would shock me if China was interested in geographical and military take overs with anyone, including Putin.
IMO, China wants to dominate the world economically. They've had plans to that end since before the collapse of the wall and I think they're making steady progress towards achieving their goals.
China is, as is their M.O., refraining from any meaningful comment on the Ukranian conflict.
China doesn't want to feel powerless against Western countries and alliances and their brand of "democracy" is still very young, same for Russia. I can see why they keep close ties with Russia (regardless of who's in charge of the country), but don't think China's goals converge with those of Putin.
Again, just my personal opinion.
IMO, China wants to dominate the world economically. They've had plans to that end since before the collapse of the wall and I think they're making steady progress towards achieving their goals.
China is, as is their M.O., refraining from any meaningful comment on the Ukranian conflict.
China doesn't want to feel powerless against Western countries and alliances and their brand of "democracy" is still very young, same for Russia. I can see why they keep close ties with Russia (regardless of who's in charge of the country), but don't think China's goals converge with those of Putin.
Again, just my personal opinion.