China has maintained a neutral position since the start of the Ukraine War and as the war drags on, it is becoming more apparent that Beijing stands to benefit regardless of the outcome.
Put aside for the moment that China is taking advantage of Russian energy.
From January to May, the trade turnover between Russia and China increased by more than 28 percent compared to the same period last year and exceeded $65 billion, GISReportsOnline reported. The report said: Exports of Russian goods to China in the five months of 2022, compared with the same period in 2022, increased by 46.5 percent and reached $41 billion, while Chinese exports to Russia amounted to $24.5 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent, giving Moscow a healthy positive trade balance with China.
These gains are notable because Western economies are being choked by surging energy costs and inflation.
But Foreign Affairs also noted that Beijing stands to win militarily. The report said major investments from European countries into their own militaries have generally not materialized and, “although China would prefer the war to end with a clear Russian victory, a second-best option would be to see the United States and Europe exhaust their supplies of military equipment in support of Ukraine.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday imagined a worse-case scenario in Ukraine if Beijing shifts from its neutral position and agrees to help Russia in its invasion.
Zelensky, who recently said Ukraine will emerge victorious against Russia, made the comment while addressing college students in Australia during an online forum, according to The Associated Press. “It’s important for us that China wouldn’t help Russia.”
"Today, I would like China to join the united international position regarding Russia's tyranny against Ukraine,” he said. “I would like them to. It hasn’t happened so far. China is standing aside. Today, China is balancing, retaining neutrality. I will say honestly, this neutrality is much better than China joining Russia. I believe that the Chinese society, the people of this country will make a wise choice. Still, it is important for us that China doesn’t help Russia,” he said.
The Trends Journal has reported extensively on China’s balancing act since the 24 February invasion. Some analysts say Beijing gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the green light to invade Ukraine, a charge China denies. (WATCH: Celente Interviews Gordon Chang.)
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Despite months of pressure from the U.S. and European countries, the Chinese have made it perfectly clear that they will not criticize Moscow for the invasion; they blame the West for having set the stage for the war.
Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, said at the beginning of the war that the Ukrainian issue… “is not only the outbreak of the long term accumulation of security conflicts in Europe but also the result of the Cold War mentality and group confrontation. In the long run, we should learn the lessons of the Ukraine crisis, respond to the legitimate security concerns of all parties based on the principles of mutual respect and indivisibility of security.”
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in March that China respects “the independence of Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Zelensky’s comments come while tensions between the U.S. and China are at a boiling point after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ill-advised visit to Taiwan.
Jin Canrong, associate dean of the School of International Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Wednesday, “There's no need to launch a war with the US now, as it's not in line with our national strategy.”
The Trends Journal reached out the the U.S. State Department and Defense Department to find out how much the people of Slavelandia had to pay for Pelosi’s trip. We will keep you posted. Online reports put the price tag at over $90 million for security, allocation of US military presence, and more.
My hope is UNODOC offices funds directed by China through IRS as much was made of Chinese hacking skills one wonders why no shift ofAmerica military budget to U.N Peace Keeping contributions. U.N, contributions are 6 million for peace keeping. So U.N Peace keeping support from China is possible as it is from Canada. And as said Europesn military budgets shift to U.N, Peace keeping . Or China could just submit a peace keeping fund international transfer form to fund opening of U.N offices as Japan might have with League of Nations offices in 1920s abd 1940s which perhaps zone how failed as Japanese-Americans were not able to protect themselves as League If Nations Peace Keepers in time fo prevent internment by curd ting funds from tax offices.