Beijing embarrassed by Vladimir Putin’s reckless dash

Beijing embarrassed by Vladimir Putin’s reckless dash

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on September 16, 2022. Sergey Popiliov / Agence France-Presse

Analysis – There is hesitation at the top of Chinese power in the face of the Kremlin’s nuclear escalation.

The call to action launched by Vladimir Putin An eerie silence in Beijing. The official press was not very frank, except for Global TimesSpearhead anti-Western propaganda. CCTV TV news channel just reported the announcement at the end of the release. Chinese diplomats are clinging to their desks to once again call for “a dialogue” and one cease-fire , like for months. Reluctance hangs over the crest of Chinese power, the day after the sudden invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, which surprised the Red Strategists.

China fears the rebound effect

Beijing always sticks to the neutrality it has faced, in favor of the Kremlin, and has never condemned “special operation” in Ukraine. But in the face of Putin’s nuclear escalation, the Asian giant is gaining ground, fearing the rebound effect. In New York, his foreign minister, Wang Yi, distanced himself from the Russian line while meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba …

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