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Kopextacy t1_j2am417 wrote

Reply to comment by green_flash in Putin expects China's Xi to visit in spring, wants to boost military cooperation by BeautyInTheNegitive

Yea, and Putin seems like far too much a liability to China with all the poor decisions made under his “leadership”.

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CumtissueSevant t1_j2cg932 wrote

Yet, China is always looking toward the future - 20 or 30 years down the line, way after Putin. That is the wild card here, what does a post Putin look like for Russia and is it a good bet for China (answer is probably yea imo).

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KomradeCarma t1_j2cpghp wrote

Russia and its sphere of influence already act as western buffer states so maintaining good relations is a no-brainer. Why else maintain good relations with North Korea?

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