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pmc

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Interesting Russia would store some gold in China instead of keeping it all on Russia land.
Russia have been buying more Gold than it produces. it is highly likely they bought Gold from China long time ago. only in 2020 Russia exported some gold.
in 2014 they added upto 92 tons Gold in 3 month. i dont think any other bank could have pulled so much in short period.
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Information on these storage locations is a tightly guarded secret, but rumor says that one location is on Pravda Street in central Moscow. Ironically, this street is home to offices of Russian media that have little idea of what secrets might be right under their noses.

In 2011, then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspected one such 17,000-square-meter storage center, but details of the visit were not given. Putin is considered the main instigator of replenishing the gold reserves because he believes that gold and foreign currency
reserves are a guarantee of Russia's financial independence
Until 1914 the gold reserves of the Russian Empire were the largest in the world, weighing 1,400 tons. The vast quantity of gold allowed Finance Minister Sergei Witte to carry out monetary reforms, which resulted in the introduction of the gold standard in 1897.
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Phead128

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Multiple media outlets are reporting this. Look like a leak from the US before the meeting to force China to give some assurance or promise.
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  • Anonymous source, unnamed and unknown "US official" says.
  • Unknown what supply or equipment was requested.
  • Unknown what China's response is.
  • ADMITS that China traditionally never supplies Russia with military equipment, it's typically other way around.
  • ADMITS that China is neutral in the conflict.
BUT STILL has a provocative slandering headline, insinuating China as baddie accomplice.

Basically "NYT" and Western media are stenographers to whatever the CIA/NSA/Pentagon tells them, without independent fact checking or critical thinking.
 

james smith esq

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Wait do they have Gold backed Yuan notes or are they storing their gold reserves in China?



Funny how they expect China to side with them if they just lift tariffs after they tried to destroy China tech industry. The only good thing on the Western Side is the public somehow convinced themselves that China is “shying away” from Russia.
They’re trying the same approach with Venezuela and, of all nations, Iran! Is North Korea next?
 

GodRektsNoobs

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Multiple media outlets are reporting this. Look like a leak from the US before the meeting to force China to give some assurance or promise.
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Does this mean Russia might finally get the Wing Loongs that everyone on the forum is wishing for?
 

Bellum_Romanum

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A refreshing, pragmatic outlook from one of America's premiere "realpolitik" theorists, and practioner, Zbigniew Brezenski.

Here's his interesting though on Putin, the Russian leadership, historical high regard of herself as a country and why in my opinion, it's embarked on this last hurrah of desperation move against the collective west, namely U.S./NATO


Brezenski's appreciation of Chinese leadership and it's strategic approach in central Asia, the South China Sea, the U.S. approach in arming it's neighbours namely, India and Vietnam.


China's foresight with respect to it's One Belt, One Road Initiative that are able to make inroads in the former stans that used be a part of USSR.

 

Bellum_Romanum

Brigadier
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Rumors of Putin's wealth are a mirage really. They have never been substantiated.
Similar things were said of Stalin while he was alive. All proven to be bunk.
Brezenski was also totally wrong in that Putin decided to push for a resolution of the Ukraine conflict.
Like he said, the man has to be careful with his words as not to create public enemies.
 
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