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Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士 Profile picture
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Jun 2, 2018 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Asked about wisdom of lumping China and Russia together in the NSS, @SecretaryMattis goes like "Russia has more in common with Europe" and "China has more in common with its Asian neighbors" than they have with each other, and there is "no natural convergence of interests" #SLD18
This is a very distorted view prevailing in DC and ignoring how recent shift in Russia's and China's foreign policy bring them together. This and contradicts everything @SecretaryMattis has just said about China's behavior towards its neighbors in the region #SLD18
It's shortsighted to ignore profound change in Sino-Russian relations that happened after war in Ukraine. More discussion here: wsj.com/articles/china… #SLD18
Importance of Sino-Russian ties for security in Asia is limited, but it's there, and ignorance of changing realties is a mistake. Once China deploys more Su-35 and/or puts S-400 on the artificial islands in the SCS, it will be more evident. @SecretaryMattis @IISS_org #SLD18

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