You know how in triad movies the big boss always put forward a warm friendly demeanor, and he's got this really fierce underling who's always waving knife/gun around and yelling at people to listen up when the boss talks, and the boss will then tell him off and say he needs to be more respectful?
This is how gangsta Xi is these days, he's got Lukashenko (freshly minted all-weather strategic partner) playing that act now:
This is how gangsta Xi is these days, he's got Lukashenko (freshly minted all-weather strategic partner) playing that act now:
China has become a global country with its own global policy. I know that today or tomorrow Xi Jinping will make a statement or speech on the conflict in Ukraine. Please note that this is such an unusual step for Chinese politics. The Chinese are always neat, cautious. There, where they don’t need to, they don’t go in. If they understand that this will not give the desired, required result, they will also not take steps in this direction ... And if this message, which will sound from the lips of the leader of China, will not be heard by those to whom it is addressed, this will also have serious consequences. Therefore, just looking ahead, I advise those to whom Xi Jinping's words are addressed to take them seriously and take certain steps. This will be a serious voice for the sake of peace in this region. -Lukashenko

