Xi's policy, though, is that he can get all that without risking a single soldier's life by propping up the Putin regime. The risk to him is that Putin falls (which is getting more likely by the day,… (View Post)

Or he will reexert his power and arrest senior members of the army, as happened with the Turkish coup attempt. We don't know who will end up on top. The next 72 hours will be crucial: will Xi attempt… (View Post)

There wasn't a lot of opposition in China - before Xi came to power and started sabre rattling - about the continued improvement in relationships between the two countries. Back in 2009, the Taiwanes… (View Post)

Personally, I think it was exceptionally dumb of Xi: if he'd followed the path of his predecessors, Taiwan and the PRC would be in an EEA type arrangement now, and I'm sure -in time- political links … (View Post)

It's even older that Christianity. Leviticus 19:33–34: "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-bor… (View Post)