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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 317887" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>Some food for thought.</p><p></p><p>Whether Putin is successful ultimately depends on the combined efforts of Western democracies responses.</p><p>So far, Putin has encountered obstacles, but he doesn't appear to be discouraged by sanctions, etc.</p><p></p><p>So in a battle between Putin and the West, the winner is... China!</p><p></p><p>Western democracies and the Eastern ones will be expending funds, resources, energy, personnel, etc in their efforts </p><p>against Putin while inflation, pandemic related shortages, self-imposed energy restrictions, and ideological divides</p><p>hamper their efforts.</p><p>Putin will face sanctions, financial difficulties, the need for massive utilization of troops and resources, negative media reports, etc</p><p>but he seemed undeterred so far.</p><p></p><p>China does not have to expend any funds, resources, energy, , etc.</p><p>They can sit and watch both sides battle.</p><p></p><p>I am not suggesting that the West retreat. Far from it.</p><p>The West should consider any and all viable options, and this situation has</p><p>evolved because of Putin's success in Crimea, Chechnya, Syria etc,</p><p>and the lack of effective response from the West.</p><p></p><p></p><p>All the while, President Xi continues to build China into an</p><p>economic colossus. </p><p>Entertainment projects are incorporating the Chinese market more and more</p><p>into the projects, China continues to build their infrastructure with effectiveness and efficiency,</p><p>dissent is not tolerated, even by non-Chinese entities who are editing </p><p>content to please China, etc</p><p></p><p>This is not an anti-China observation. The Chinese people can not openly express dissent,</p><p>and they must adhere to their government's policies.</p><p>The West can simply not continue to appease China's behavior</p><p>and expect positive results.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If China's influence continues at this rate,</p><p>it is only a matter of time before Chinese policies encroach on Western freedoms.</p><p>The West may be dealing with partisan divides now</p><p>which certainly has its issues (In a democracy, the right to dissent can and should </p><p>lead to discussions about the rights of its citizens) but if China</p><p>becomes the leading superpower, what will become of the rights</p><p>that we all enjoy? We can not rely on China's goodwill to uphold </p><p>the freedoms granted by the The Constitution, The Magna Carta, etc. and</p><p>the traditions of the Bible, the Torah, etc (I know that these documents had some flaws, but</p><p>the ideals are still the best that the world has produced)</p><p></p><p>Again the West has appeased Putin and China for too long,</p><p>and the consequences are disastrous, and could be even more catastrophic</p><p></p><p>Again we should pray for the Ukranian people and voice our support</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 317887, member: 40536"] Some food for thought. Whether Putin is successful ultimately depends on the combined efforts of Western democracies responses. So far, Putin has encountered obstacles, but he doesn't appear to be discouraged by sanctions, etc. So in a battle between Putin and the West, the winner is... China! Western democracies and the Eastern ones will be expending funds, resources, energy, personnel, etc in their efforts against Putin while inflation, pandemic related shortages, self-imposed energy restrictions, and ideological divides hamper their efforts. Putin will face sanctions, financial difficulties, the need for massive utilization of troops and resources, negative media reports, etc but he seemed undeterred so far. China does not have to expend any funds, resources, energy, , etc. They can sit and watch both sides battle. I am not suggesting that the West retreat. Far from it. The West should consider any and all viable options, and this situation has evolved because of Putin's success in Crimea, Chechnya, Syria etc, and the lack of effective response from the West. All the while, President Xi continues to build China into an economic colossus. Entertainment projects are incorporating the Chinese market more and more into the projects, China continues to build their infrastructure with effectiveness and efficiency, dissent is not tolerated, even by non-Chinese entities who are editing content to please China, etc This is not an anti-China observation. The Chinese people can not openly express dissent, and they must adhere to their government's policies. The West can simply not continue to appease China's behavior and expect positive results. If China's influence continues at this rate, it is only a matter of time before Chinese policies encroach on Western freedoms. The West may be dealing with partisan divides now which certainly has its issues (In a democracy, the right to dissent can and should lead to discussions about the rights of its citizens) but if China becomes the leading superpower, what will become of the rights that we all enjoy? We can not rely on China's goodwill to uphold the freedoms granted by the The Constitution, The Magna Carta, etc. and the traditions of the Bible, the Torah, etc (I know that these documents had some flaws, but the ideals are still the best that the world has produced) Again the West has appeased Putin and China for too long, and the consequences are disastrous, and could be even more catastrophic Again we should pray for the Ukranian people and voice our support [/QUOTE]
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