> Ian Bremmer said the Chinese care more about the rule of law (established by America) than Americans do in this interview

I was confused why they didn't support Ukraine more. By not strongly condemning stuff like Crimea they seem to deeply undermine their position with regards to Taiwan

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freefrog334433 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

China knows NATO will turn on them if Russia is defeated. Also, the narrative that Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine isn't strong outside the West. It's more complex, starting with Bush announcing Ukraine eligible for NATO membership, the Maidan coup, and 8 years of civil war against the 4 Eastern Oblasts that voted to secede from Ukraine.

	▲	contrarian1234 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Mmm, I don't see how the historical context for the conflict is relevant > 4 Eastern Oblasts that voted to secede from Ukraine I mean.. "lol" Most importantly for the current topic, there is no international mechanism for regions to legally secede. This is basically "not okay". China can't possibly approve of that. The whole Chinese claim to Taiwan rests on that not being okay. Your first point makes more sense. Maybe the goal is tieing up Europe with an idiotic conflict? But they undermine themselves and don't really win much of anything

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Tadpole9181 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

After two decades of reports on Trump's ties to Russian crime in his real estate and Russian government in his politics... You were confused why Trump and the Party of Trump do not strongly condemn Russia and regularly take stances that strengthen that geopolitical group's goals?

	▲	contrarian1234 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		given the context.. the "they" here means China