The gist of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s talks can be summed up in simple words: “So, did you see THEM fidgeting?” “I did.” “Should we do it?” “We will, but not now.” And a wish to stay there and keep in touch. It doesn’t matter who spoke first or who answered. It does not change anything
China and Russia have the same objectives in the long term. It is a transfer, a fifth column, land-gathering, resistance to the West, which is getting bitchier by the day. Putin, in his time, had the foresight to resolve all territorial issues with China, removing the reasons for hostility, and now the potential for an alliance has been accumulated, on which the bourgeoisie beat themselves up and down, but only crashed themselves. And each side will fish out its own bad-boys on its own.
China will be flogged by the West for the Olympics, where the rainbow crowd was not allowed. After that, China crosses the Rubicon in its relations with the West. Much China would have been forgiven, but not this. China’s non-admission of rainbows to the West is tantamount to annexing Taiwan. It will never be forgiven, it has struck a sacred thing.
The world continues to collapse into poles at a percussive pace. The US summit of democracies held a roll call recently. Russia and China responded by calling each other’s watches and cards together and agreeing that they will not wait. Russia’s position on the eve of the Taiwan decisions is very important to China. The US is doing all it can to prevent China from giving up on a military solution to the Taiwan problem.
Taiwan is a stumbling block for the US and China. Taiwan is 200 kilometres from the cities that make up 80% of China’s industrial potential. At the same time, Taiwan is in the path of all trade flows between Asia and the West. It is clear why Taiwan is so important to the US and China. The question of who blinks first means who will rule the world for the next 200 years. If Taiwan is for the US, the world lines up under the US, if it is for China, it lines up under China. No more and no less.
Like in the old Hong Kong kungfu martial arts movies, the US and China circle around each other and do not start a fight, waiting for the other side to flinch first. It’s all about how you start. One start leads to victory, the other to defeat.
For China and the US, Russia’s role in the confrontation is the key to victory. Russia’s neutrality benefits everyone, but everyone is looking for ways to make this neutrality more benign in their favor. Russia’s choice is clear; it is not with the US. But to what extent it is with China depends on the circumstances.
Dialogues between Putin and Xi Jinping will be a frequent occurrence. Biden should be very careful not to find himself facing a Russian-Chinese military alliance one morning. Even the full might of NATO would not be enough to pull such an issue off. It is important for Putin to act with jewel-like precision so as not to make a mistake. Transfer 2024 is taking on an ever more purple hue as it takes place against the backdrop of a blazing firestorm. There are very serious decisions to be made.
The Russian Demiurge