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werdnagreb's avatar

Thanks for your post. Insightful as always. I’ve been reading about how China is getting more aggressive in the South China Sea. I’m convinced that Xi is looking at how strong the allied defense remains around Ukraine. If support drops, he’ll see that as a good excuse to become even more aggressive.

Supporting Ukraine is not just about Ukrainians and supporting a single unjust war. It’s also about making sure other authoritarians are not emboldened to make the same moves in other places.

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Justin Ling's avatar

Right. The GOP leadership is also quite right when they point out to their kookier colleagues that cozying up to Russia won't isolate China. It's the opposite. A weak Russia means China has no viable major ally.

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