No surprise here as Russia and China have always been strategic partners.
They pose no threat to one another and given that most of the consumer
goods industries and factories have been stripped in the west and sent to
China all that Beijing has to do is halt importation of "western goods made
in China" by western companies to the west resulting in a consumer goods
"holodomor" as Russia flexes its military muscle. Will the west afford
having its "yaitsi" squeezed a little by Russia and China over Ukraine???
This is why Putin is so brazen. He knows the west will not act.
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-reassessing-economic-partnership-with-ukraine/1858665.html
China's leaders are closely watching the political developments Ukraine,
following the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych. The former leader
angered the opposition when he rejected a trade deal with the European
Union in favor of aid from Russia. Now with a pro-West interim president,
the tug of war between East and West over Ukraine continues, and China
seems determined to stay out of the fray.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenharner/2013/03/24/the-xi-putin-summit-china-russian-strategic-partnership-and-the-failure-of-obamas-asian-pivot/
In a joint press conference after their meeting, Xi and Putin emphasized
that verdicts and resolutions delivered against the "defeated powers" (read
Japan and Germany) in WWII by the victorious powers (read Russia and China)
cannot be overturned. What these references suggest is coordination and
mutual support between Russia and China in international dispute resolution
and particularly in the United Nations where both are permanent members of
the U.N. Security Council with veto power.
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0321/573903.html
Vladimir Putin included China in his first foreign trip after assuming the
Russian presidency last year.
Xi Jinping, after his election as Chinese president last week, also chose
Moscow to be the first foreign capital to visit as China's head of state.
The reciprocation reflects the fact that both countries see each other as
the principal priority of their foreign relations, which was reaffirmed in
a phone call made by Putin to congratulate Xi on his election.
Golitsyn's Take
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/12569-second-october-socialist-revolution
Russia is supposedly no-longer a communist country yet it shares a
"strategic partnership" that is "irreversible" with the People's Republic
of China, which still remains under Communist Party rule. Despite
this apparent difference in government, what sort of "stability in the
world" could these two states be working towards? Surely not a "world
revolution" to lead toward a "one-world communist state," as once commonly
dreamed by all Soviet dictators from Lenin to Grobachev and China's Mao
Zedong. After all, the Soviet Union collapsed, "communism is dead;" or was
the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union a subterfuge to advance a
strategic Soviet victory?
In *The Art of War*, Sun Tzu wrote, "Appear weak when you are strong, and
strong when you are weak." Bolshevik leader and founder of the Soviet
Union, Vladimir Lenin was a diligent student of Sun Tzu's *The Art of War*.
Lenin and his Soviet prot�g�s understood, "To subdue the enemy without
fighting is the acme of skill," as Sun Tzu wrote.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Stefan Lemieszewski <[email protected]> wrote:
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> http://news.sky.com/story/1219922/russia-and-china-in-agreement-over-ukraine
> Sky News
> 3Mar2014
> *Russia And China 'In Agreement' Over Ukraine*
> *Russia is in "operational control" of Crimea as soldiers surround
> Ukrainian troops and seize a ferry port.*
>
> [ pics and charts ]
>
> Russia has said China is largely "in agreement" over Ukraine, after other
> world powers condemned Moscow for sending troops into the country.
>
> Hundreds of Russian soldiers have surrounded a military base in Crimea,
> preventing Ukrainian soldiers from going in or out.
>
> The convoy blockading the site, near the Crimean capital Simferopol,
> includes at least 17 military vehicles.
>
> Russian troops are also reported to have taken control of a ferry terminal
> in the city of Kerch on the eastern tip of Crimea, which has a majority
> Russian-speaking population.
>
> Ukraine's defence ministry said two Russian fighter jets violated the
> country's air space in the Black Sea on Sunday night and that it had
> scrambled an interceptor aircraft to prevent the "provocative actions".
>
> And reports claimed pro-Russian protesters had occupied a floor of the
> regional government building in Donetsk. The 11-storey building has been
> flying the Russian flag for the last three days.
>
> Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk has insisted his country "will
> never give up Crimea to anyone" and urged Russian forces to withdraw.
>
> Mr Yatseniuk said: "I was and am a supporter of a diplomatic solution to
> the crisis, as a conflict would destroy the foundations for stability in
> the whole region."
>
> In an interview with Sky News, Foreign Secretary William Hague said the
> crisis is likely to take some time to resolve.
>
> He said: "I think we probably are looking at a long period of very active
> diplomacy and looking for solutions to this since there is no sign of a
> change in the Russian position on this.
>
> "It's impossible to be optimistic at the moment. We're not in any position
> to be optimistic about the security situation and what is happening in the
> Crimea."
>
> The crisis has had a huge knock-on effect on global stock markets, with *Moscow's
> stock exchange plunging as much as 10% on Monday morning*<http://news.sky.com/story/1220031/markets-tumble-as-ukraine-tensions-escalate>
> .
>
> Russia's central bank raised its rate to 7% from 5.5% as the ruble hit an
> historic low against the dollar and the euro.
>
> Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine by telephone with
> his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Monday, and claimed they had "broadly
> coinciding points of view" on the situation there, according to a ministry
> statement.
>
>
>
> [ comparison of military strength ]
>
>
>
> Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later, Mr Lavrov said
> Russian troops were necessary in Ukraine "until the normalisation of the
> political situation" and dismissed threats of sanctions and boycotts.
>
> He added: "We call for a responsible approach, to put aside geopolitical
> calculations, and above all to put the interests of the Ukrainian people
> first."
>
> Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said: "China has always upheld
> the principles of diplomacy and the fundamental norms of international
> relations.
>
> "At the same time we also take into consideration the history and the
> current complexities of the Ukrainian issue."
>
> As the tense stand-off continues, the other seven nations of the G8 urged
> Moscow to hold talks with Kiev.
>
> "We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United
> Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Council and
> President of the European Commission, join together today to condemn the
> Russian Federation's clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial
> integrity of Ukraine," they said in a statement.
>
> "We have decided for the time being to suspend our participation in
> activities associated with the preparation of the scheduled G8 Summit in
> Sochi in June."
>
> British Foreign Secretary William Hague, *who is in Kiev for talks on the
> crisis*<http://news.sky.com/story/1220131/hague-says-no-military-action-over-ukraine>,
> said Russia has taken operational control of Crimea.
>
> He described Russia's intervention in Ukraine as the biggest crisis in
> Europe in the 21st century.
>
> At a news conference with Mr Yatseniuk, Mr Hague said: "If this situation
> cannot resolve itself, if Russia cannot be persuaded to respect the
> sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, there will have to be
> other consequences and other costs."
>
> Mr Hague added: "The UK is not discussion military action, our
> concentration is on diplomatic and economic pressure."
>
> Prime Minister David Cameron will later chair a meeting of the National
> Security Council on the "British and international response to the grave
> situation in Ukraine", where he will press for a European summit on the
> crisis.
>
> European foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting on Ukraine in
> Brussels to table a joint response to the military incursion.
>
> Mr Yatseniuk heads a pro-Western government that took power in the former
> Soviet republic when its Moscow-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych, was
> ousted last week.
>
> US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Kiev on Tuesday to show
> "strong support for Ukrainian sovereignty".
>
> Meanwhile, Ukraine launched a treason case against its new navy chief
> after he *switched allegiance to the pro-Russian Crimea region*<http://news.sky.com/story/1219877/ukraine-defection-reflects-escalating-rift>
> .
>
> Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky was appointed head of Ukraine's navy on
> Saturday.
>
> But a day later he appeared before cameras, alongside the pro-Russian
> prime minister of Crimea's regional parliament, saying he had ordered
> Ukrainian naval forces there to disregard orders from "self-proclaimed"
> authorities in Kiev.
>
> Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday won parliament's
> authorisation to use force in Ukraine.
>
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