{"id":1358851,"date":"2022-03-04T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358851"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:22:55","slug":"chinese-media-russia-is-too-weak-for-a-confrontation-with-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-media-russia-is-too-weak-for-a-confrontation-with-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Media: Russia Is Too Weak for a &#039;Confrontation with NATO&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-media-russia-is-too-weak-for-a-confrontation-with-nato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358851&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Chinese government propaganda outlet <em>Global Times<\/em> mused in a column on Friday that Russia did not have the \u201cnational strength\u201d for a direct confrontation with NATO and that prolonged Ukrainian resistance to invasion could trigger the overthrow of leader Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Commentator Hu Xijing \u2013 the newspaper\u2019s former editor-in-chief who abruptly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/12\/16\/longtime-editor-chinese-propaganda-newspaper-global-times-retires\/\">lost<\/a> his job after attempting to defend China over the disappearance of tennis champion Peng Shuai last year \u2013 predicted that Russia could only expect, at best, a \u201climited\u201d victory from its assault on Ukraine, but that a loss could result in the end of Putin\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Putin announced a \u201cspecial operation\u201d into Ukraine last week, a major escalation of the invasion he began of the country in 2014 that resulted in Russia seizing Ukraine\u2019s Crimean peninsula and fueling a war in the eastern Donbas region. The Russian government insists that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/03\/03\/russian-fm-sergey-lavrov-ukraines-zelensky-a-neo-nazi-president\/\">neo-Nazi<\/a>\u201d and Ukraine presents a \u201cNazi\u201d threat to Europe. Zelensky has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/24\/how-can-i-be-a-nazi-zelenskyys-direct-appeal-to-russians-before-ukraine-attack\/\">countered<\/a> by noting that he is Jewish and lost family in the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian invasion of Ukraine turned a week old Thursday. Russia has executed extensive military attacks on major metropolitan centers, including the capital, Kyiv, and reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/europe\/live-news\/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-03-22\/h_e27835f2bd93d456654860007dfae0b0\">claims<\/a> its operation is going \u201caccording to plan.\u201d Zelensky\u2019s government consistently insists that it is actively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3420039-situation-in-ukraine-controlled-by-army-state-leadership-presidents-office.html\">defeating<\/a> the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20023962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238745675.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20023962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238745675.png\" alt=\"Ukrainian police officers outside a residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Yesterday, Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country from the north, east and south, accompanied by air strikes and shelling. The Ukrainian president said that at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers were killed by the end of the first day. (Photo by Pierre Crom\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ukrainian police officers outside a residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine (Pierre Crom\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202203\/1253893.shtml\">described<\/a> the Russia-Ukraine war as \u201ca showdown between Moscow and NATO\u201d that would likely result in Europe relying more on America for security regardless of the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe continent will rely more on the US\u2019 protection and become more hostile to Russia. So, Russia\u2019s victory will also be limited,\u201d Hu said, referring to an outcome in which Russia successfully eliminates the Zelensky administration. \u201cIt\u2019s unimaginable that the military conflict will usher in a new era of Russian expansion in Europe in which Putin will seize the former Soviet Union republics and former Warsaw Pact countries one by one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia\u2019s national strength cannot support it to have such a confrontation with NATO, nor can the Russian people,\u201d Hu asserted.<\/p>\n<p>In an alternative in which Ukrainian resistance turns the invasion into an extended war, Hu asserted, \u201cUkraine, the second-largest country by area in Europe, will become a quagmire for Russia and eventually drag down Russia\u2019s will to continue its military operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a result will bring a bigger impact. From the perspective of Russia, it will almost certainly lead to political instability in Moscow, or even trigger a color revolution and other unpredictable internal political reactions,\u201d Hu predicted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Hu described the war as \u201ca matter of life and death\u201d for the current Russian government and claimed the Chinese Communist Party has learned from the mistakes of the Soviet Union and the Putin regime and would not engage in a similar operation \u2013 a subtle reference to growing concerns that Putin may expire Chinese dictator Xi Jinping to invade the free state of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt needs to be pointed out that many Chinese people have viewed Russia as a sand table. Everything that happens is regarded as having a special relation to China. The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 taught Chinese society a lesson,\u201d Hu concluded. \u201cIt served as a dose of political vaccine, the effects of which are lasting today. Putin has staged a showdown with the US and the West. What does this mean? The Chinese people are watching and waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20015618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Russia-China.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20015618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Russia-China.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. Amid the soaring tensions over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is heading to Beijing on a trip intended to help strengthen Russia&#039;s ties with China and coordinate their policies amid Western pressure.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019 (Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File\/AP).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party has endeavored to avoid antagonizing either side in the ongoing war. While Russia is a key geopolitical ally for China, the Communist Party considers Ukraine key to its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) connecting Beijing to western Europe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/07\/05\/ukraine-inks-infrastructure-deal-china-after-biden-snubs-zelensky-putin\/\">signed<\/a>\u00a0major infrastructure agreements with Zelensky last year after U.S. President Joe Biden lifted sanctions on Russia. Rather than discuss the role of the two belligerent parties, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly described the war as the result of poor American policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US should give an honest account. The US claimed to defend peace by working on NATO\u2019s eastward expansion. Is peace achieved?\u201d Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/xwfw_665399\/s2510_665401\/2511_665403\/202203\/t20220304_10648111.html\">said<\/a> on Friday in response to a question about China\u2019s refusal to support sanctions on Russia. \u201cIt said it were to prevent wars in Europe. Is a war averted? It advertised its commitment to a peaceful settlement of the crisis. But apart from providing military aid and beefing up military deterrence, did it do anything good for peace?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Wang reiterated that China \u201cwelcome[s] all diplomatic efforts that are conducive to the political settlement of the Ukraine issue, and support[s] dialogue and negotiation by Russia and Ukraine for a political settlement that accommodates both sides\u2019 legitimate concerns and is good for lasting stability and security in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While rejecting the use of sanctions to coerce Russia into ceasing its assault, the Foreign Ministry has refused to side with Putin in recognizing the two regions of Donbas, Donetsk and Luhansk, as sovereign states. The two regions have hosted a war since 2014 in which pro-Russian separatists have fought the Ukrainian military; Putin recognized the separatists as federal governments.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry rejected the alleged sovereignty of Donetsk and Luhansk and reiterated, contrary to remarks Putin made last week, that Ukraine is a sovereign country. Spokeswoman Hua Chunying rejected comparisons between Ukraine and Taiwan, which China inaccurately considers a renegade \u201cprovince.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaiwan is for sure not Ukraine,\u201d Hua insisted, calling Taiwan \u201can inalienable part of China\u2019s territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hua also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/02\/24\/china-russia-ukraine-youre-on-your-own\/\">asserted<\/a> last week that China would provide no military aid to Russia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646222468875000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1__ppp1QWv9eqrKmuj9YvV\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646222468875000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3pB323zxHDBfaVfWisSYER\">Twitter<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese government propaganda outlet Global Times mused in a column on Friday that Russia did not have the \u201cnational strength\u201d for a direct confrontation with NATO and that prolonged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1358851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}