Precisely. Media focuses on the UNSC resolution’s rejection, even though it was largely symbolic in light of the aggressors’ own veto power. China’s vote is quite significant as is Chinese media coverage, which has been more overt than usual (see @XHNews and @CCTV).https://twitter.com/vanessabeeley/status/985541197962850304 …
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Probably worried about its Western bank accounts.
Indeed, it’s unexpected, since Kazakhstan is one of Russia’s closest post-Soviet partners, and Russia lobbied for its non-permanent status on UNSC in 2017-18!https://twitter.com/grinchetor/status/985549649074360321?s=21 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The Chinese are wrong about "expansion." It is caused by contraction, as they have been progressively squeezed out of Syria and elsewhere by Putin's change of policy, following my Dec 2014 article "The Failure of Putin" which roadmapped future Russian policy.
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It would be wise for China to use its economic might and impose sanctions on the triumvirate of evil.
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