No, actually, they're very strategic. If China rolls over and does what it's told, then it'll invite further bullying in the future. Act like a doormat and people will wipe the soles of their shoes on you.
If they didn't want China to aid Russia militarily, they could have kept their concerns private or better yet kept their mouths shut. Now that they've made their demands public, all China can give them in return is the old one-finger salute.
hmm, China did not sell J-7s to North Korea due to South Korean concerns. Has South Korea been wiping the soles of its shoes on China?
China also does not sell weapons to Iran due to US concerns.
Not selling weapons to a country over another country's concerns is very normal.
China could launch an ICBM at a European city and the trade wouldn't go down a single penny. That's how dependent Europe is on China. And how dependent the US is, for that matter.
You have to stop writing ridiculous comments like that
It would be bad for the exporters but the Europeans would have to go back to living in caves.
Answer this. Do you think Biden will stop if Xi agreed to not sell weapons to Russia? He will just move on to the next thing he wants and threaten the exact same thing.
Have you looked a Biden's poll numbers? Do you really think he wants more inflation and economic pains?
More than anything, this is about the Europeans. You have a working relationship with them.
What are you getting from the Russians? If Putin loses power in Russia, what is China left with after spending all their political capitals on him?
What does China get from sending military equipment to Russia? You can keep providing support to Russia that does not have anything to do with military.
