For all the talk of a “limitless partnership,” China still isn’t rushing to tie itself to Russia’s economic future.
Turns out being Moscow’s useful partner is one thing, writing a massive cheque to bail Putin out is another.
Fact-Rat on
After thinking about the reason why, LOL. Mind you I just had a light toke and a couple of beers.
skibbin on
* Coal is China’s bedrock.
* Solar and wind, China is a world leader in capacity addition
* Hydropower makes up 13% of China’s energy supply
* Nuclear, China is rapidly expanding.
* Gas plays only a supporting role.
China likes you to buy their stuff, made as self sufficiently as possible. Investing in infrastructure to buy someone else’s stuff doesn’t feel very ‘China’
A swing and a miss Pooptin.
Linclin on
China is going solar, nuclear, coal and renewables. Lots of EVs in China and more each day.
mistake-learned on
It would be risky to invest in pipeline, when ukrainians blowing up the source
autistic_insomniac5 on
Sounds like Putin has been reduced to a junior partner. Can’t win in Ukraine. Can no longer influence other nations. Russia hasn’t been this weak since the time of the Tzars.
External-Plastic-154 on
It seems like they’re reluctant because they’re worried about becoming overly dependent on Russian energy
wanderlustcub on
“The Chinese century” has been long predicted. With China allowing its competitors to bleed each other out, they simply wait and waltz into pole position.
It’s the Sunmaker’s Gambit.
RedditLurkAndRead on
The Chinese are the real winners from this whole mess. Xi realized the future is not oil and doubled down on electric and renewables. They still need oil for plastic and necessary chemicals but not nearly as much as the required to power transportation and energy infra. Like them (their government) or not, you still need to recognize what they did (and continue to do) is remarkable.
Pokemongolover on
China got the deal with the US to get Venezuelan oil. Not in the news yet but clear if you’re into geopolitics
mapletree23 on
geopolitics baby
even if china and russia are allies, it benefits china for russia to be weak so they can dig their claws in
just like the russian assets all over the US government have made sure to weaken the US internally and externally
i mean it sucks but it’s the same reason why everyone is funneling money into ukraine, it’s not because they care, it’s because it fucks russia and weakens them and that for the US and the rest of the EU is great
it’s expensive but not as expensive and damaging as it is to russia
Hungry-ThoughtsCurry on
It Russia as a country fails, will China take it under it’s wing and have expanded it’s borders? China can simply keep postponing the Siberia-2, wait to see how things play out and then easily sweep the remains
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For all the talk of a “limitless partnership,” China still isn’t rushing to tie itself to Russia’s economic future.
Turns out being Moscow’s useful partner is one thing, writing a massive cheque to bail Putin out is another.
After thinking about the reason why, LOL. Mind you I just had a light toke and a couple of beers.
* Coal is China’s bedrock.
* Solar and wind, China is a world leader in capacity addition
* Hydropower makes up 13% of China’s energy supply
* Nuclear, China is rapidly expanding.
* Gas plays only a supporting role.
China likes you to buy their stuff, made as self sufficiently as possible. Investing in infrastructure to buy someone else’s stuff doesn’t feel very ‘China’
A swing and a miss Pooptin.
China is going solar, nuclear, coal and renewables. Lots of EVs in China and more each day.
It would be risky to invest in pipeline, when ukrainians blowing up the source
Sounds like Putin has been reduced to a junior partner. Can’t win in Ukraine. Can no longer influence other nations. Russia hasn’t been this weak since the time of the Tzars.
It seems like they’re reluctant because they’re worried about becoming overly dependent on Russian energy
“The Chinese century” has been long predicted. With China allowing its competitors to bleed each other out, they simply wait and waltz into pole position.
It’s the Sunmaker’s Gambit.
The Chinese are the real winners from this whole mess. Xi realized the future is not oil and doubled down on electric and renewables. They still need oil for plastic and necessary chemicals but not nearly as much as the required to power transportation and energy infra. Like them (their government) or not, you still need to recognize what they did (and continue to do) is remarkable.
China got the deal with the US to get Venezuelan oil. Not in the news yet but clear if you’re into geopolitics
geopolitics baby
even if china and russia are allies, it benefits china for russia to be weak so they can dig their claws in
just like the russian assets all over the US government have made sure to weaken the US internally and externally
i mean it sucks but it’s the same reason why everyone is funneling money into ukraine, it’s not because they care, it’s because it fucks russia and weakens them and that for the US and the rest of the EU is great
it’s expensive but not as expensive and damaging as it is to russia
It Russia as a country fails, will China take it under it’s wing and have expanded it’s borders? China can simply keep postponing the Siberia-2, wait to see how things play out and then easily sweep the remains