Erdogan has not much valuable left to give to Zelensky and Zelensky need wins. Russia will highlight it anyway to show that Turkey cannot keep agreements but they will still deal with Erdogan. If there was agreement Turkish state should have over ruled Erdogan.
I think Yellen is just giving out loud words for US domestic audience and China knows this. Yellen isn't career politician, she doesn't need to come to China to grandstand like Blinken, see 玉渊谭天's two detailed explanation posts and
What is NAFO?
On the subject of Song military, Song's military spending was the highest among all Chinese dynasties. It had the largest standing army, the heaviest armoured troops, the highest ratio of armoured soldiers and best weaponry (both number and quality). It was the most technologically advanced army in the area and time. It was also among the richest in terms of GDP. Yet it had the weakest military. It was repeatedly defeated and annilated by forces of much worse weaponry and numbers, from Liao, Jin and Yuan/Mongol.
Exactly. The Song was skillfull in economic and fiscal matters but military raped on a constant basis.
New rebrand of the usual US troll farms mobilized in response to the Ukraine war.
The most important thing was the Song gutting the power and influence of its generals, since the previous dynasty before them was brought down precisely because generals like An Lushan had too much power. Like gunwpowder weaponry and siege engines sure gave armies advantages, but it didn't make the disparity that of an ant vs a boot the same way artillery and planes do in modern warfare. In effect, the rulers of the Song had legitimate fears based in history rather than the stereotypical assumption they were just hard core Confucians who looked down on the military class, but they swang the pendulam too far in the other direction.
Economy? From what I see its not too common that a country with China's per capita GDP and HDI level (ie. Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico) can manage to have 5th generation fighter jets, catapult launched aircraft carriers, hypersonic missiles, sophisticated electronic warfare, and destroyers matching that of the Ticonderoga class. Can you elaborate on why you think China punches below its weight in population, since to me population only factors into military strength with respect to the pool eligible to be recruited, rather than factors such as technological prowess, officer competency, logistics, and infantry training.