• xenomor@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    So, if this reporting is accurate, China is propping up Russia’s atrocities because it fears US aggression. So once again, US policy is fueling death and destruction somewhere in the world.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      19 hours ago

      If “fears US aggression” is code for “fears reprisals from the US if they try the same thing with Taiwan” then your first sentence is correct.

      The US military existing and being ready to respond has historically kept a whole bunch of other players behaving more peacefully than they would otherwise do. The problem is when you get an unpredictable administration in power, which is when other countries start testing the waters and the US military is used unwisely.

    • GreenMouse@piefed.social
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      19 hours ago

      You think China would be on Ukraine’s side if they didn’t have problems with the US? I don’t think so.