I wrote here a few weeks ago that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will morph into something that goes beyond trade and economic cooperation. Today, we are reading that for the very first time, China will join fully in a multilateral military exercise in Russia called Vostok 2022.
The People’s Liberation Army said in a statement: “deepen pragmatic and friendly cooperation with the militaries of the participating countries, enhance the level of strategic coordination among the parties, and enhance the ability to deal with various security threats” .
If you are the EU, would you prefer a Russia that becomes closer with China to the extent that China can do military drills in Europe? Indeed a new version of NATO with China and Russia entwined.
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People, something new is happening in the world – and many could be losers. These men need to sit down and discuss these issues before they push the world into a global catastrophe.
Under Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Beijing and Moscow have grown increasingly close.
A year ago this month, Russia and China held joint military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu praised the Sibu/Cooperation-2021 drills in China’s Ningxia and suggested they could be developed further.
In October, Russia and China held joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan. Days later, Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the western Pacific.
The next month, South Korea’s military said it had scrambled fighter jets after two Chinese and seven Russian warplanes intruded into its air defence identification zone during what Beijing called regular training.
Shortly before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Beijing and Moscow announced a “no limits” partnership, although U.S. officials say they have not seen China evade U.S.-led sanctions on Russia or provide it with military equipment.
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Comment 1: I don’t think you’re right in the prediction about BRICS, India and Brazil will not go by the way of China and possibly Russia ?? when it comes to any serious issues beyond mere economic cooperation. And South Africa ?? will not either, it will be too costly for them. On military cooperation between Russia and China against the western countries will never be sustainable and tight like NATO. China will not fight to defend Russia, they’ve a lot to loose. Russia on the other hand may boldly get involved militarily in some way in defense of China ?? because they’ve nothing to loose. Russia has nothing to offer the west nor the world except petroleum and gas of which the west are finding alternatives to. There are two main reasons China won’t get into any flexing of military muscle with US nor NATO. First, Military cooperation with Russia & China will largely dependent on China, Russia has nothing to offer military wise. The joint strength of Russia and China will be almost equivalent to the strength of China. Of late China has grown into a military supper power but it’s strength is still very little in comparison to NATO. The second reason is that Chinese economy depends almost solely on the US and the West.
Response 1: ‘Russia has nothing to offer military wise” – I hope that is a typo. Do not judge US military because it botched exit from Afghanistan. And do not judge Russia’s military might because it messed up the first 3 weeks in Ukraine.
Comment 1b: Russia invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime but after 10 years it’s military packed up and left unceremoniously. The US did same in 2001 and dethroned the Taliban in just 2 months. Russia military might is completely obsolete, they only have nuclear weapons and so many other nations have them and no country can win a nuclear war
Response 1b: “Russia military might is completely obsolete” – that is not correct. Russia’s use of anti-radar systems and electromagnetic systems have stopped most drones in the Donbass region. Imagine a technology which you push and every electronics in Lagos will stop working. Russia has demonstrated that, crippling the ability for Ukraine to hit them well despite all the NATO weapons supplied. You do not call such obsolete. The NATO and Russia conflict in Ukraine is a tech fight and both seem matched at the moment.
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The global community does not preclude bilateral or multilateral alliances, so if NATO defence alliance can exist, why not others?
We have already passed the stage where only one set of people defines and determines what is evil or good; which is obviously a good thing.
Everything happens for good, because going forward, for those of us who are still members of the small guys, if you don’t treat us beautifully well, we can realign our alliances and interests.
Nobody needs to think much about EU, ordinarily it should be the poorest continent, but it managed to hold onto wealth that was never found within its territories; the new world order will continue to evolve.
Next person please!