Ending Putin and China's 'double game' in Ukraine | Frontline

"China is officially neutral or say they're trying to broker an end to the war. On the other hand, they're essentially assisting the Russian war machine."
China has been supplying superconductors to Russia's military despite calling for peace talks with Ukraine, says Semafor's Jay Solomon
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[@andrewwhite3793]

China wants Eastern Manchuria back

[@baird5682]

And they have full right to it. Just like Finland with Karelia. Japan to Kuril Islands And Mongolia should have referendum to make buryatia and other mongol like nations part of their country.

[@reidtanner5978]

And Georgia.

[@davidelliott5843]

China annexed Mongolia. They will do the same to Siberia.

[@sonneh86]

Hope the Japanese will take it instead though

[@parrish8386]

When the BRICS Currency is fully accepted - first they must have one. And the dollar-dept outside the US is huge, and to get out of the $ the $-debts first must be paid, which will push the demand for $ further. Check out the inflation rate of the BRICS-Countries and specially of the countries, that announced wanting become part of the BRICS. "Want to do" and "able to do" are not the same thing.

[@leojack9090]

No more war I pray, with the Russian Ukraine crisis, all markets have gone wild. This is the riskiest time to invest! Most expensive market ever, most leverage in market ever, interest rates rising, inflation nightmare, and war!

[@DarendBroksh]

Expensive true if you are holding the bag like me, if you are fully invested and have taken a hit you gotta pay the ultimate price, what can you do about it?

[@lowcostfresh2266]

You can properly diverse your portfolio now. If you didn’t close your positions, you might not be safe and if you did inflation will devalue your money. Consult with a financial advisor, the markets are crazy enough to make a lot of profit likewise a lot of loss.

[@TomD226]

@@lowcostfresh2266 I agree, where can one find a qualified, reputable one? I stay in New Mexico I can hardly get any of them here to answer questions.

[@lowcostfresh2266]

@@TomD226 I work with Laurel Dell Sroufe a retirement planner and independent adviser, who grew my down position of $250k to $438k in 6 months outside my traditional IRA and on a brokerage, the model uses defensive strategies to keep track of funds that we have set aside.

[@alanwatterson2850]

China has already inserted it's tentacles into the 'stans' to its NW and will be happy to claim Vladivostok and surrounds. Nothing Putin could do about Xi's ambitions.

[@sweetvictory5643]

Not only Vladivostok. To get China on his side, Putin promised China some industrial plans in the occupied by Russia Ukrainian territories. Before February 24, 2022 Putin promises Poland Western Ukraine, Hungary the Ukrainian territory between Hungary and the Carpathian Mountains. Poland refused, but Hungary didn't. And that's why Hungary isn't helping Ukraine.

[@neutralevil1917]

Russian invaders have three days of supplies left anyways

[@jouvertalandwa5337]

Russia is nuclear armef

[@j.obrien4990]

@@jouvertalandwa5337 True but the Chinese don't have to invade and take over the Russian far east they will take it over economically. Essentially Putin has left the door open to turn Russian into China's b!tch.

[@TheAnzamin]

​@@sweetvictory5643 hungary and turkey are just weak links in NATO and have always tried to play both sides of the geopolitical tug of war. Its a shame NATO doesnt have a process for expelling members or the ability to understand that despite their strategic geographies they do more harm within NATO than good.

[@discosheepish2868]

Boycott China, plenty of countries with our shared values are going into recession, why spend your cash on a country thats out to destroy our countries bit by bit.

[@alanwatterson2850]

If you trust Xi you're a fool. Just ask the Hong Kongers

[@tigerpjm]

Inflation mainly.

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

Thats why we should invest in our neighbors, like Mexico. Too many are demonizing and likely bc of bribes from many directions, not just private contractors wanting big border money.

[@stevev238]

After five years there- and escaping to Thailand 10 months ago- I strongly agree

[@dontsupportrats4089]

Considering some of the factories that produce the goods you want to boycott cost BILLIONS of dollars to set up and it's all located in China. Do the countries in recession have extra money to set these factories up? I hope you understand the problem is: for 40 years all the new big factories were built mostly in China and nowhere else.

[@LudvigIndestrucable]

In short, as bad as the conflict is, it has been an effective wakeup call to the world that peace is not guaranteed, that having a military is still necessary and technology is king.

[@douglasbell3344]

Peace has never been guaranteed if you compete with the US as an economic nation.

[@danielmartin7838]

And China under the CCP, like Russia under Putin, will be an immense threat to those who want nothing more than peace and liberty

[@loganwolfram4216]

Why do we seem to forget this lesson every few generations. There will never be a future without war, a strong military will always be essential. Can we stop with the utopianism and maybe not have to relearn the same lesson over and over again?

[@theeltea]

Is that your only takeaway from this?

[@TheSubpremeState]

​@@theeltea àa west

[@harryviking6347]

China is not to be trusted whatever they say or do! They are just waiting for Russia to collapse so they can invade Manchuria!

[@stevev238]

Right-they've already made maps showing this as a reality.

[@peetky8645]

offer xi the eastern third of russia when it collapses in exchange for taiwan and the disputed scs islands.

[@loneranger9376]

Ask Iran and Saudi Arabia

[@douglasbell3344]

Another American point of view It is the US mentality that invades countries, China doesn't. check your history.

[@nuntana2]

The politburo is similar to the Putin regime. They are both thugs.

[@bryansmith1920]

I'm a 69yr old Brit (ex squaddie) So I grew up in a post/WW2/Cold war world environment, I remember watching the Eastern European countries being consumed by the "Ruskie" I am not able to remember as I was too young, But I know of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, and the Terror the "Ruskie" released on that Nation, I served to stop that in my homeland, I stand alongside the Ukrainians, To stop Putin is to hold back Tyranny for one more year, good enough for any soldier,

[@helenrushful]

Yes, the Russians were appallingly brutal ‘peace keepers’ in Hungary, and everywhere else that they occupied after the war. And just look how Putin treats his own people, it beggars belief that he honestly thought Russia would be welcome in Ukraine….. complete self delusion.

[@paulholbach3716]

I don't trust China's claim being neutral.

[@davidprice4003]

Your not trusting of china means nothing, who the f r u?

[@milerale5286]

Why should they be neutral, nato terrorists are helping nazis in Ukraine so china can help anyone hey want to

[@laugheachdaywithme]

never ever trust china

[@marklewin6370]

They are more humanistic than those devils out there . China are no cowards, unlike those lackies.

[@user-ne7mq1hp6w]

They are involved with civil issues, trading. If Ukraine was not in chaos,they trade with them nothing more . What's this framing up of the Chinese calling for peaceful solution to the NATO , corrupt Ukrainian president and mad man Mr Putin blood quest.

[@APW554]

Russia is going down, the titanic has hit the iceberg and the band is playing….. The free world looks on.

[@enochcushite496]

Lol 😂delusional you are! 😂😂😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@gav7900]

​@Enoch Cushite how is the weather in Moscow? Do you have a good view of the Red Square from your Internet troll office?

[@stevev238]

We should help- by throwing them concrete swimming aids.

[@peterbruno657]

Titanic hit the iceberg in 1991. Putin wrote "The Titanic" on the side of one of the life boats and thinks people should be afraid of it.

[@captainhadd0ck]

And Putler is busy rearranging the deck-chairs. Slava Ukraini! 💙💛

[@audience2]

Putin is remarkably complacent about the East. That's the part of the Russian Empire that's actually under threat of invasion.

[@patrikfloding7985]

That’s because he’s an idiot who spends time studying old maps that just include Europe and Moscow . Remind you of anyone?

[@ivancho5854]

No. Not realistic. A Chinese invasion of Russia would be met with mushroom clouds. 💀 This is a longstanding stated policy of Russia. Slava Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

Putin is also remarkably ignorant that he has done a splendid job of causing the western nations to revitalize their defense budgets. In fact when this special military operation is over, Russia will be significantly weakened and the west will be universally stronger. So he didn't just shoot himself in the foot, he caught a real groin shot! 😆

[@phloxdiffusa]

Soviet Russia invaded outer Manchuria and is now part of Russia.

[@annoyed707]

Economic subjugation and migration.

[@wearebecomedeathstar2658]

China's 12 point plan would be far more convincing if China itself abided by any of those points.

[@sumiland6445]

Good point! Funny how the failed "communist" leaders tell the age-old democracies how they should behave 🙄

[@truthbsaid1600]

The 12 point "peace plan" is nothing more than a cover. China is all about business self-interest. They are the ultimate capitalists. Such contrast.

[@Hellorr01]

The US, NATO and Western countries provide the weapons. Why is no one accusing + UK of supplying nuclear weapons?

[@gf5617]

@@Hellorr01 🤣

[@totallyinsane6431]

​@@Hellorr01 🤔🤣🤡

[@captainhadd0ck]

The joke is on us, in a way, because we still do business with China. Money before morals.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Yeah, think back 30 year's to all the trade agreements between the US and China, "Globalisation" was going to be "so good for the common person".......no, just good for the few

[@howardsimpson489]

US political morals are not much better than pootin"s. Have a look at Laos during the Vietnam war.

[@henrilindroos3029]

China is single-handedly financing the Russia's war by buying all the energy goods from Russia and having multiplied their trade with them. The West better wake up soon!

[@alanwatterson2850]

You're forgetting the duplicitous Modi. Importing Russian cheap oil and pretending he's an ally.

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

I think the west understands it but what can it do? It’s no doubt providing arms in a way that doesn’t sound alarms.

[@joemagarac405]

They’re buying it at such steep discounts that it’s not coming anywhere close to making up for the loss of Europe.

[@rafirafoulraflamoul]

Not really they dont have the liquid gaz infrastructure and they buy the oil pretty cheap. Its funny people dont realize it take time to make infrastructure there is not that many infrastructure through siberia and the 2 country mainly because russia is afraid that china try to push for manchuria by investing and populating the area. Therefore they try to limit investment in that area. Its all in chinese interest to see russia struggle it give them more card to play to get back their lost territories

[@Withnail1969]

India is doing the same.

[@tigerpjm]

Anyone who is "neutral" is on Russia's side. Simple as that.

[@s0ycapitan]

Well most of the World actually supports Russia but don't like to shout about it, so you might be right.

[@QwadLuzr]

George W Bush has entered the chat.

[@ingvarmayer8947]

​@@s0ycapitanyeah we see how "most of the world" supports Russia by routinely passing resolutions against Russia, condemning it for aggression against Ukraine and war crimes, in the UN

[@jiszmo6668]

I'm on Russia's side. No doubt about it, as are most Americans.

[@flickthenick]

yes you're very simple 😵‍💫

[@B.D.E.]

Completely unsurprising hypocrisy and lying from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

[@Hellorr01]

打着民主自由 人权 却到处入侵别人的国家操弄颜色革命的难道是中国吗？

[@familyseed1555]

see the Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@keithkuckler2551]

China and the US are currently in a sybiotic relationship, each is reliant on the other, we buy the cheap products they produce, and, they buy a lot of our debt. The Chinese will have to decide if they want to jepordize that relationship. The rise of manufacturing in Mexico, is going to shrink the influence of the Chinese, they are definitely more dependent on us, than we are on them. Sure we will have to relearn how to manufacture things here, and, in Mexico for example, but, in the long run, that will only make the US stronger.

[@joemagarac405]

The US is not reliant on China except for cheap manufacturing. So it’s replacing China with India, Vietnam, and Mexico, all of whom now have cheaper labor. Aside from Tesla, which is in hock to China, major US companies have been quickly decoupling from China.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

But nothing will sink China as quickly or as surely as Chinese demographics. Now we see "both" of Xi's face's

[@howardsimpson489]

US will have to learn how to work with the cartels if Mexican manufacturing is increased.

[@nudisco7882]

​@@joemagarac405 you missed the part about China holding alot of US debt.

[@keithkuckler2551]

@@howardsimpson489 Yes corruption will have to be dealt with, but, the cartels can only exist where the government allows them to. With plenty of money and muscle from the US they could be gotten rid of. Mexico will have to make the hard choice of which future they want.

[@NZobservatory]

Watching Russia lose is immensely satisfying.

[@prosimulate]

Hilarious comment. Russia has taken 120,000km2 of Ukraine, so is that a loss or a win?

[@donnievance1942]

@@prosimulate The amount of Ukrainian land occupied by Russia has been steadily dropping since spring of last year. So yeah, they're losing.

[@prosimulate]

@@donnievance1942 I’m not using Ukrainian mathematics.

[@j.r.8592]

​@@prosimulate that's why we refer to it as 'temporarily occupied territory'. Russia is being pushed out while taking horrendous losses. I've been there, I've seen it with my own 2 eyes. Russia is losing BAD.

[@prosimulate]

@@j.r.8592 I know what’s happening in the field. Bakhmut is a prime example. Expect TU160Ms to pay a visit. F16s will never take off from Ukrainian soil, because no runway long enough or smooth enough will exist. Russia is tickling Ukraine at the moment. From the comms there are a lot of Polish soldiers there too.

[@henrieecen2938]

Some serious damage on Moskow would stir up anti Putin sentiment. More support for internal resistance groups should also be excellerated.

[@aeophylus]

Before Nordstream was blown up, wasn't Germany playing a double game as well? On the one hand condemning the Russian invasion, on the other, financing the Russians by buying their cheap gas. The West today continues to buy energy indirectly from Russia by buying 'processed' oil from India. Oh, don't forget Russian fertiliser the US is quietly buying from Russia. The West are well and truly the inventor of hypocrisy.

[@danielmartin7838]

But, the fuel they buy from Russia is almost theft. Atop of that, it allows India to establish it's energy market and advance it's society legitimately. China, under the CCP, has bloodied Indian troops over their border dispute in the past few years. A strong India is a in invaluable partner to have as a balance to tyrannical regimes.

[@stevea2909]

Humpty Putin sat on a wall, Humpty Putin had a great fall, all the king's horses, all the king's men couldn't put Putin together again, And who arose amid all the clatter? Smart Mr.Xi, to pick up the shatter!

[@harryviking6347]

YEAH! LOL! Good one!

[@enochcushite496]

Wow! That was immature!

[@Katie96077]

President Zelenskyy is taking Russia I think he’s doing a great job

[@kazzie17]

You are so weak by following Western propaganda. If you looked beyond the BBC you’d find Russia is winning this war!!

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

China exposed itself and now it's plans won't go... To plan. Russia and China are diplomatically immature

[@baird5682]

Diplomacy is a tool of democracy. Totalitarian regimes only know how to operate fear and hunger.

[@tonyb9735]

Russia is aggressive and bullyish and diplomatically immature. China is not.

[@baird5682]

@@tonyb9735 Say that to Taiwan

[@nudisco7882]

​@@tonyb9735 Actually before Xi, China was very adept at confusing others on their intentions. Xi has made some very public rookie mistakes. #1 intentionally publicly announcing no limits relationship with Russia just week before knowing Russia will invade. #2 having his foreign minister say former USSR states are not sovereign. Both woke up Europe which nobody has done in 80 years.

[@blokin5039]

@@nudisco7882 Nonsense.

[@marvwatkins7029]

If China sees Ukraine as a great trading partner, why won't they denounce this invasion? Because for many reasons, including racial, they're actually loving it.

[@kimduong2332]

@BrianT What about the Anglo Saxons in America?

[@dogcarman]

@@kimduong2332 Found the wumao…. Great whataboutism there.

[@kimduong2332]

@BrianT The Anglo Saxon colonists are not Americans, they are racists.

[@raysides3159]

Well they are just "mud" people to the ukronazis

[@chrisdodson8118]

​@@kimduong2332 What about those squirrels in the tree over the road?

[@marvwatkins7029]

Still China "playing both ends" but increasingly badly.

[@Rickets1911]

Geopolitics dictates that China will take over eastern Russia

[@karlfisher278]

They stand with Russia everything is in china interest they are loving Russia invasion because it’s benefiting them Russia becoming weaker and china knowing they are more powerful and Russian poor display

[@scotthughes7440]

It has been said by many analysts that this will be a June offensive due to tthe need to receive JDAMS. Makes total sense to me. Why start any sooner when you are getting thousands of those in June?

[@chrisperrins8082]

I hope the Ukrainians also get ATACMS too. Let the Ukrainians finish this damn war once and for all.

[@natmerc498]

Excellent reporting! One of the best!

[@ivangim1]

The CCP cannot be trusted! Thanks to the Ukraine War, Putin is handing Russia over to China to the secret delight of XJP. A greatly weakened Russia has seen the CCP moving in rapidly into the Stan countries of Russian orbit.

[@readmylisp]

India is performing the same kind of service to the Russian economy but don't get any criticism . Why ?

[@tonyb9735]

They are, and they do.

[@flickthenick]

The Brits still consider India as a common-wealth ally, what a joke...

[@neutralevil1917]

Ask "three days" kid, mate. He's a second generation American now, but just a couple of months ago he used to be an Indian man from Kerala, so he might clarify things for ya

[@nudisco7882]

People need to realize how governments REALLY work.

[@auggieeast]

The world has realized that without somebody buying Russian oil, the high prices resulting from the shortage would wreck the world economy, hurting ourselves more than Russia, so India buying that oil at very low prices, which with high Russian production costs leaves only a moderate profit, is the reasonable alternative to trying to enforce a total ban.

[@marvwatkins7029]

China has no credibility as a peace broker between Russia and Ukraine anymore than Iran would between Israel and Palestine

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

It’s been interesting seeing eastern powers go full speed ahead into war. So far, it seems to only benefit china in the end. The next time putin reloads, he should point the gun away from his feet.

[@nudisco7882]

China doesn't lose money but China definitely has now lost power to move ahead with its plan in Asia.

[@benjamingrant3441]

If the beneficiary is China or any other non-Western country, Russia is on the plus side

[@tommychappell6359]

@@nudisco7882 what plan?

[@nudisco7882]

@@tommychappell6359 plan to be the premier power leading Asia.

[@algijura]

Tesla should be the first on the tension table to leave china immediately!!!!!

[@denillefleming2942]

They just landed.

[@daklakdigital3691]

There are several on-line auction/sales dealing in semiconductors - all based in Hong Kong. The language used is primarily Chinese with secondary use of English. Currency used in settlements is USD$.

[@josephmaurina8787]

Thanks. Enjoyed listening to your comments.

[@jimgriffiths9071]

Chinese playing a double game? How unusual. You mean we can't trust them at their word? Wow.

[@robhaythorne4464]

Imagine being a Russian tank driver who wants to run from the battlefield. All he would have to do is hit the Spin Cycle button.

[@ashley4syth]

Thanks, I learned a lot❤️

[@robfritz841]

Neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia occupied any land of the other. That ‘peace’ deal by China 🇨🇳 cannot be compared to a deal between occupying 🇷🇺 and occupied 🇺🇦. It basically just got China better access to affordable Middle Eastern petroleum products.

[@jackbranco916]

Thank you

[@peterbruno657]

China doesn't want the figuring to end. How would America feel if Russia went to war with China? That is how China feels now. They will give Russia enough help to stay in the fight but not enough to win.

[@sweetvictory5643]

In Kazakhstan there are Russian businesses buying weapons from China, North Korea, even Western countries, then sending it by train to Russia. Because Kazakhstan isn't sanctioned the corrupt government there helps Russia. And China likes to help Russia that way and didn't get sanctioned... Putin promised China some industrial plants in the occupied by Russia Ukrainian territories. China wants Russia to win.

[@kimduong2332]

Why should China do that? Russia is fighting the war for its national security not for China's.

[@golddigger8759]

No fatigue! But I really appreciate the expert's in depth knowledge.

[@regolith1350]

China's attempt to force its "peace process" on Ukraine is yet another reason to give Ukraine everything it needs to win the war ASAP, preferably by the end of this year. Imagine what could have happened if Ukraine had had Leopards, Bradleys, Patriot, Storm Shadow, and F-16s at the time of the Kharkiv offensive last September.

[@loneranger9376]

So war is better than peace

[@regolith1350]

​@@loneranger9376 Well hello there, Kremlin troll! To quote a popular expression: If Russia stops fighting, there will be no more war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine. Russia can end the war TODAY. All it has to do is leave Ukraine. But it won't. So Russia will keep losing soldiers, equipment, and prestige, all while its economy implodes. So long, Russia!

[@chrisdodson8118]

Agreed, it's beyond disgusting, though utterly predictable.

[@ralphhardie7492]

If China don't fall apart before Xmas 🎄😂

[@smalltimep]

That was very interesting and not something I'd heard about before, thanks.

[@leslief140]

Ping pong the Panda BEAR plays ping pong with Putey the Perv !

[@marvwatkins7029]

China could only broker if they demand that Russia gets out of all of Ukraine including Crimea forever. Won't happen.

[@diannegooding8733]

If Putin falls. The Russian Federation will break up very nastily. China may well see that they must intervene in Siberia to maintain stability, giving China a cornucopia of minerals etc. They may even grow closer to the Stan group of countries which may cause a problem over the Uighur people and also for Turkey which is courting the Moslem Stan countries as well!

[@1inchPunchBowl]

& now China has a firmware backdoor into Russian defence systems. 🤣

[@eurocrusader1724]

Crimea is ukraine, no peace without giving it back. Slava Ukraina!

[@jamesgibbs3656]

China cannot take over Taiwan's semiconductor industry as all the global partners supporting and collaborating with organizations such as TSMC will not work with the Chinese should they take ownership of these companies by force. Without global collaborators, these companies will cease to be competitive.

[@tommychappell6359]

Is there any way in the case of this, backup all prototypes/inner practices etc? if something seems likely it seems natural to me to protect what they do best. we must protect our knowledge as much as everything else. what if knowledge comes to crumble. where would that put other countries on map like china? nothing against them but that would make them superpower (by dragging other down). more than they possibly already are. This in itself would be huge mistake/conflict of interest to me. what about a 2nd plant (clone of original), so if 1 controlled backup one somewhere else (everything same).

[@jonmcfarmer6954]

So there are no working washing machines left in Russia. 😂🤣😂

[@aaranjackson2080]

xi jingping says one thing but always does the other

[@hdallen5283]

China wants this war to end because it doesn't want Western munitions production lines restarted in earnest.

[@googesowders2758]

China is watching Russia's struggle with chips thinking about Taiwan

[@CashMacGregor]

china denies knowing about russia invading? xi had a meeting with putin asking him to hold off till the olympics were over.

[@Bramfly]

Every semi conductor producer for the newest generation of machines that can produce them is totally dependent on ASML the Dutch Company the only Company in the world that can produce these machines 🇳🇱

[@wilburunion6532]

TSMC has moved it's semiconductor fab busi ess to Arizona. Besides it is not Taiwan and TSMC - it is ASML who makes and licenses the equipment that makes the chips. By the license ASML has required TSMC to remove the ASML equipment from Taiwan soil. The war will not end until Putin ends. Putin wants and needs Ukraine oil and gas fields - and that is why the war started in 2014 Putin will never stop until he no longer breathes and it is amazing why the west cannot understand that

[@kaylidington]

Putin has a surplus of oil and gas. He cannot tolerate Ukraine because should their neighbour prosper as a western democracy, the russian population will reject the kleptocratic settlement that he has established.

[@tractorpoodle]

The Chinese have one goal - control over russian resources. They do do care about saving russian face.

[@bertlong1111]

"Snuck in there & brokered peace"... we should all thank them for it !

[@bertlong1111]

The west has only brokered war.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Chicoms two-faced? Amazingly unbelievable!

[@aaronstanton1259]

In the video description you've said "superconductors" instead of "semiconductors". If Russia had weapons utilising superconductors then we'd really be in trouble

[@marvwatkins7029]

Notice his background photo shows Kissinger, not Nixon (& Mao).

[@marvwatkins7029]

The Chinese Tiger will soon reveal its pro-Putin stripes. One thing China and India agree on: their "love" of China.

[@JohnSmall314]

Fairly obviously China wants to be the power that decides who replaces Putin. They're playing a long game. If they can control Russia, then they get backup for invading Taiwan. The West doesn't appear to have even thought about how to handle the inevitable power struggle once Putin goes.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

It doesn’t matter what China does with Russia it will never be capable of taking Taiwan unless the West acquiesces to the invasion. China’s lack of capabilities and strategic position prevents them ever being successful over the Wests concerted efforts to prevent it. Taiwans semiconductor chip plants would be gone in an invasion. How many on going businesses are still functional in Donetsk and Luhansk?

[@douglasbell3344]

You are thinking like an American China doesn't want to control China wants to trade.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

@@douglasbell3344 Tell that to the other nations of the South China Sea and especially Taiwan. If all you want to just trade to don’t practice over and over invading Taiwan.

[@chrisdodson8118]

​@@matthewhuszarik4173 Well said.

[@renripari5514]

Familiarity breads Contempt ! The presedent of China 🇨🇳 knows all about !

[@sherrillwhately7586]

Ukraine 🇺🇦 doesn’t want Apease Plan or Apiece Plan.

[@laugheachdaywithme]

WE JUST NEED TO END THIS NOW ONCE AND FOR ALL NATO SHOULD GROW A BACKBONE PUTIN IS FULL OF TALK BUT CANNOT WALK THE WALK GIVE UKRAINE PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH MOSCOW BY ANY MEANS

[@dennisfarris4729]

A cornered rat is most dangerous.

[@laugheachdaywithme]

@@dennisfarris4729 bring it on gutless russian cowards bring it on!

[@nudisco7882]

​@@dennisfarris4729 to whom?

[@dennisfarris4729]

@@nudisco7882 corner one and find out lol

[@kaylidington]

Rules based order. Civilised conduct. Maturity. Proportionality. Respect for life and for culture and history. Your solution is to turn Ukraine into another Russia where any atrocity is excusable. This is not what the West stands for, nor what Ukraine has set out to do - clear their country of murderous invaders.

[@marvwatkins7029]

But sanctions are still too porous.

[@davidmackie3497]

Please change "superconductors" in description to "semi-conductors". You are triggering me. ;-)

[@williamlloyd3769]

You could argue that China cost Russia an immediate victory in the war with Ukraine by the Russians delaying the start of the invasion until the Beijing Winter Olympic Games were over.

[@maccaberry1041]

In Australia we are right behind Ukraine and oppose Russian unprovoked aggression. And as country more southerly situated than most, probably object to being either included or excluded from being labelled as part of the global south.

[@kaylidington]

Global south? Australia is an entrenched part of the West. Global south is that collection of countries that look to their own very short term interests by courting whoever may offer the most money at any given time. Aukas. Five Eyes. Western.

[@skinnymoonbob]

7:18 spot on

[@justmenotyou3151]

The Taiwan chip factories would be destroyed by Taiwan if it looked like china would take the island.

[@aaranjackson2080]

Xi jingping is only interested in a ukraine ruled by putin as then geographically xinnie the pooh that always says one thing but does the other has a european geographic fortress ruled by twin kings xinnie & smaug/putin

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Clearly there are many faces to Putin's brutal war on Ukraine, one of those is technology. The free world needs to sanction China and all other dictators for their support to Russia.

[@paulsutton5896]

At the time when the Concorde aeroplane was being developed, it became obvious that Russia was copying designs directly into the Russian "equivalent" supersonic jet. Then the British/French allowed the Russians to copy some design which was deliberately flawed - and would be fatal. The Russian aeroplane did actually crash ... ... ... at the Paris airshow. I would like to peddle faulty semiconductors to Russian sanction-breakers.

[@edwinmartinez5184]

The only way the can talk Paz if Russia gets out of Ukraine territory including Crimea..

[@kpcm834]

Dude your room is a mess, make sure you clean up before you go out playing 😂

[@georgeflitzer7160]

We should have never let Saudi Arabia own the oil refineries in the USA!!!

[@carlowingfield7743]

The problem with the 12 point plan is China cannot count above 2 .

[@justmenotyou3151]

As long as russia is blood fiscally and militarily, it prevents them from invading somewhere else. If russia suevives this war, it will rearm and do it again, somewhere.

[@Curmudgeon2]

all of these companies understand that their stuff is being re exported, they just don't care $$$$, is what they care about. Blood means nothing to them as long as it is not their blood.

[@marvwatkins7029]

How can it call itself "Times Radio" when here it's in fact video? (Why not just call this channel "Times Video'?)

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

China fully relies on American chip technology and companies to make advance chips and, of course, relying also from ASML, TSMC, Japan, and South korea. But mostly from American technologies.

[@rujugunuturu3282]

british empire rulling is not end the war,westrens are support british empire ruling

[@xyachtie]

The semiconductor manufacturing in Taiwan is NOT like a "tire" factory etc where China could just walk in and start pulling the levers. Semiconductor manufacturing requires years of skill development. Even if they could physically take the factory the West could just send a single cruise missile to take out the plant so no one could build the chips. It takes many years to build a new plant even IF the components and hardware would be available.

[@youarebeingtrolled6954]

usa firing missiles at its ally…Im sure the taiwanese would enjoy that surely😂😂😂

[@andrewc662]

Even if these products are being sold by other countries, it will cost them more.

[@stevev238]

However we also see Chinese maps in which they show parts of Russia within their own borders- they support Russia, whilst hoping they lose, and they -China- can take advantage.

[@charlesnathan2235]

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NEUTRAL YOU ARE WITH US OR NOT. YOU'RE EITHER HOT OR COLD.

[@davidrobertson9271]

Superconductors? Semiconductors I assume…

[@420monkey]

"A shrinking economy "😂😂😂 B. R. I. C. S

[@johnwilliams8855]

Iran is also a major concern. They are the main suppliers and funnel for dangerous imports into Russia

[@bigb6879]

and China supposed to trust america?😂

[@archstanton2055]

Now I know where to go for some comedy

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

the CCP only pursues its own interests

[@Hellorr01]

The US, NATO and Western countries provide the weapons. Why is no one accusing + UK of supplying nuclear weapons?

[@richardd8111]

don't do businees with CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, IRAN, HONG KONG, BELARUS These are criminal countries

[@rickdiaz427]

India is doing the same thing. How come nobody says anything about that ? Russian oligarchs found safe haven in UK anyway.

[@sweetvictory5643]

UK welcomed everyone wealthy. And not only UK. Money talks...

[@tikaanipippin]

The Western technology that is getting into Russia needs to have "smart water" type markers to identify the black market leaks, and once identified, to be followed by severe sanctions on these unsafe 3rd parties, wherever they are located. Of course the source(s) may be the USA or other western partners themselves through internal criminal organizations. When Russia falls through internal collapse, China is out on a limb, as the unchallenged new public enemy No. 1, and Iran and any other Russian allies will become more insecure and isolated, and potentially dangerous as terrorist hotbeds. The West urgently needs to rearm, and realign its economics with an insecure world and a wartime economy needed now. Ukraine has shown a way to defeat a much more dangerous threat, and the West has wisely not intervened in the futile way of confrontations in the past, in Vietnam, Afghanistan and so on. The acclaimed western weaponry in Ukrainian hands has shown its strength, but it needs to be multiplied many times to defend a world grown flabby on peace and stable and frankly crooked economics. We must not forget, in the west that our demographics are in as bad a state as Russia and China's when we need to form armies, navies and airforces to fight, and with them, the tanks, arms, ships and planes and all the other materiel to maintain superiority against numbers of mobilizable personnel from populous nations with autocratic governments. I'm not a "Bible basher", nor a Christian, but the last New Testament Book of Revelations had the logical sequence correct with the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" 1. Pestilence, 2. War, 3. Famine, and 4. Death. We are on the brink of 3. Don't let it happen, by winning this war and preventing the follow-on.

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

the PRC cannot provide security for ukraine therefore their opinion doesn't matter