This Deutsche Welle article examines the geopolitical implications of the “Eagle Assault 2024” military drills between Belarus and China. These exercises come shortly after Belarus joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), highlighting Belarus’s strategic pivot towards China and Asia amidst Western sanctions. Experts discuss how Belarus aims to reduce its dependency on Russia and seek alternative markets and alliances, potentially affecting regional dynamics and causing tensions with NATO and neighboring countries.
Patient-Reach1030 on
Basically same thing I said here couple of days ago.
China is undermining Russia’s sphere of influence making Russia even more of China’s junior partner.
Xi probably didn’t like that Russia meddled in N.Korea, which is China’s sphere of influence, and is now getting back at Putin a bit.
Of course this is also a show of ‘strenght’ an all that, to scare NATO and other actors. I’ll leave it to everyone else’s opinion if this kinda crap actually scares them.
But someone argued with me here that it’s completely flase that Lukashenko wants to get out of under the Putin’s boot a bit, and reduce his dependency on Russia, and because of that he’s looking for an alternative in Xi.
Because of course Russia must love the fact that China is practicing with Belarus, in Russia’s backyard. (Without Russians) And Putin is completely, totally, absolutely happy about that.
And of course they are practicing various scenarios, but I wouldn’t assess that as a true, real, imminent threat, whereas that someone argued with me that joint Chinese/Belarusian invasion of Poland is possible due to this exercises.
It’s interesting to see that this Russian/Chinese “alliance” isn’t at all about “no limit partnership” as they are trying to tell us they are.
Edit. Typos.
Lanfear_Eshonai on
Why is there “concern”? Countries do military exercises with each other all the time, often on other countries’ doorsteps.
greendecepticon on
Random question that just popped up in my head! Who wins NATO or Russia and China?
nuvo_reddit on
I would be so happy to see a armed conflict between Russia and China. Let the others live in peace.
cathbadh on
As far as I have read, it’s a single cargo plane’s worth of Chinese troops carrying out some training. It’s a pretty minor event, and one many countries carry out all the time.
coludFF_h on
Choose the time when [NATO is meeting to target China],
China chose to send a small group of troops into Belarus.
This is actually a warning.
The expression means:
If NATO continues to reach into Asia,
Then China may station troops in Europe in the future
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This Deutsche Welle article examines the geopolitical implications of the “Eagle Assault 2024” military drills between Belarus and China. These exercises come shortly after Belarus joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), highlighting Belarus’s strategic pivot towards China and Asia amidst Western sanctions. Experts discuss how Belarus aims to reduce its dependency on Russia and seek alternative markets and alliances, potentially affecting regional dynamics and causing tensions with NATO and neighboring countries.
Basically same thing I said here couple of days ago.
China is undermining Russia’s sphere of influence making Russia even more of China’s junior partner.
Xi probably didn’t like that Russia meddled in N.Korea, which is China’s sphere of influence, and is now getting back at Putin a bit.
Of course this is also a show of ‘strenght’ an all that, to scare NATO and other actors. I’ll leave it to everyone else’s opinion if this kinda crap actually scares them.
But someone argued with me here that it’s completely flase that Lukashenko wants to get out of under the Putin’s boot a bit, and reduce his dependency on Russia, and because of that he’s looking for an alternative in Xi.
Because of course Russia must love the fact that China is practicing with Belarus, in Russia’s backyard. (Without Russians) And Putin is completely, totally, absolutely happy about that.
And of course they are practicing various scenarios, but I wouldn’t assess that as a true, real, imminent threat, whereas that someone argued with me that joint Chinese/Belarusian invasion of Poland is possible due to this exercises.
It’s interesting to see that this Russian/Chinese “alliance” isn’t at all about “no limit partnership” as they are trying to tell us they are.
Edit. Typos.
Why is there “concern”? Countries do military exercises with each other all the time, often on other countries’ doorsteps.
Random question that just popped up in my head! Who wins NATO or Russia and China?
I would be so happy to see a armed conflict between Russia and China. Let the others live in peace.
As far as I have read, it’s a single cargo plane’s worth of Chinese troops carrying out some training. It’s a pretty minor event, and one many countries carry out all the time.
Choose the time when [NATO is meeting to target China],
China chose to send a small group of troops into Belarus.
This is actually a warning.
The expression means:
If NATO continues to reach into Asia,
Then China may station troops in Europe in the future