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FriedButter

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They need time to change to yuan payments and/or to change the banks in order to evade sanctions.

Give it some time and they will continue buying from Russia
Article says they are seeking…
The Chinese coal importers are now waiting for clearer policy signals from Beijing on whether they can resume purchases, while traders are seeking transactions in yuan rather than dollars, according to the people

Seems like they are being cautious over potential “unexpected damages to china importers” (per article).
 

Overbom

Brigadier
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There are some Sun Tzu shenanigans happening here
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"We are also willing to consider coordinating with the U.S. 'Build Back Better World' initiative to provide the world with more high-quality public goods," Wang said
He said China is also open to the United States participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Global Development Initiative, a call by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September for all countries to work towards sustainable development.
 

KYli

Brigadier
In the end of the day, Ukraine is a sovereign nation. It is difficult to justify an invasion of a sovereign country. However, UN General Assembly is just a toothless and irrelevant mechanism. Israel, Russia, and the US have all ignored UNGA countless times without any repercussion.

What's important I think is how many countries would be persuaded to join the sanctions. I seriously doubt the third world has any interest in this standoff especially after Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, and India all have refused to condemn Russia.
 

JebKerman

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