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Magnar Husby's avatar

I find this analysis pretty superficial. China has hitherto tried to avoid following a path to WW3. In my understanding Russia tries that to, with it's red line on Ukraine. Russia can not stop WW3 by it's own. Russia and China can do that if cooperating, and including India and other big powers in their alliance against NATO. I find that your article does not appreciate the cooperation between Russia and China started by Putin and Xi Jinping.

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J M Hatch's avatar

A simple solution for Xi is to go to Berlin (and maybe Paris) before or right after Moscow, after all he'd be returning the visit to Beijing by German PM Olaf Scholz. Xi can use the trip to both assert China's bonafidies as peace maker / potential arbitrator and further exasperating German / USA relations because US Congress won't be able to control itself from beating on Germany for hosting Xi.

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