Pottinger: China’s Strategy To ‘Quietly’ Support Russia Is ‘Not Working’

Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger discusses China's approach to handling Russia's actions in Ukraine on MTP Daily. 

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#Russia #Ukraine #China

[samuelweir]

China's #1 trading partner is the US. China's #2 trading partner is the EU. China's #12 trading partner is Russia.
So if push comes to shove which country is most 'expendable' to China? 🤔

[dank]

It’s nice to have a president who doesn’t take Putin’s word over his DNI.

[rabomarc]

It’s easy. US and EU together are about 35% of China’s international trade. Russia is about 2%. That means that even if ‘the West’ sanctions a tenth of all their trade with China, China would loose more than all they could gain from trading with Russia.

[bobmarshall]

When you put two tyrants together, sooner or later they will turn on each other.

[bertjilk]

I'm glad that democracies have not lost sight of the threat that China continues to pose.

[philipberthiaume]

This was actually well expressed and insightful. Thank you for this video.

[gregparrott]

Pottinger is quite articulate in his response. I hope he is interviewed more often.

[clncaaquintero]

DEFINITELY HE WILL LOSE BILLIONS IF HE DECIDES TO HELP RUSSIA . He should stay out of it after all this was an un provoke war and the devastation Russia has inflicted Ukraine is beyond imaginable. The loss of civilian lives and property. Praying for peace in Ukraine

[onebylandtwoifbysearunifby]

*Yes, the spectre of Dictatorship is rising.*
That is why we must protect *everyone's* voting rights, and government transparency.

[summersciencepresentation]

As someone who has been to China many times in the last decade, I disagree with Pottinger's conclusion that China's leader, Ji, is completely unconcerned about China's economy. China's growth had been slowing even before the pandemic & slowed even more with the pandemic. China's real estate market is going thru a massive contraction, which has hammered its stock market resulting in rules designed to limit sell offs & currency out flows, but those are only temporary measures at best. Further, since Russia started its war on Ukraine the Chinese stock market has taken another sharp downturn as investors foreign and domestic are worried China will get itself sanctioned. Ji is concerned as his economy must produce 14 million new jobs every year to keep pace with new people entering the work force and the vast majority of the Chinese economy is export or import based. Accordingly, if the Western nations slapped China with economic sanctions like those slapped on Russia, China's economy would basically crash. China has massive reserves and could whether the crash much better than Russia for several months, but eventually it would collapse. Yes, the West would suffer supply side problems and inflation and price hikes replacing products produced in China, BUT, long term re-imposing an economic "Iron Curtain" across Russia & China would greatly benefit the West by bringing manufacturing centers back to the West. Of course, that would take time to happen and once the war ends and IF sanctions are lifted (against China) the attractiveness of cheap Chinese labor would probably pull manufacturing back to China eventually. Still the bargain that the West made with these former communist dictatorship - economic prosperity in return for peace & stability - has been a bust & has cost are own population dearly as good manufacturing jobs have fled overseas to China & even Russia in certain sectors. The West needs to stay unified & strong &, if necessary, sanction China too if it violates the sanctions imposed on Russia - absorb the economic disruption & rebuild its manufacturing base. Will price go up? Yes. Will inflation go crazy for a time? Yes. But the economies of Russia & China will both collapse & the West will rebuild its manufacturing base & emerge facing a much humbled Russia & China. Of course, the USA & our Western allies better re-enforce Taiwan & our other allies militarily before imposing serious sanctions on China as the move might provoke them to invade Taiwan. Frankly, we should do that anyway since they might invade anyway as they see the US as very divided and paralyzed due to left & right gridlock, and for sure the attack on the capital on 1/6. If the US pulls together & acts with strength now perhaps we can disabuse them of the notion that the US is a hopelessly fractured society of declining power.

[Kingtimes]

I’m not going to lie I’m really surprised by the Biden administration.

[einherjar]

Sure, China can share responsibility for murdered civilians. Tienamen Square is a great example, as are Uigher "re-education" camps, etc. They share a common disregard for human decency...

[datorres]

That time when Winnie the Pooh promised Dobby the house-elf that China would aid his war efforts.

[alikfrost]

" Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later ? "


If you know, you know 😆

[peterreidy]

Great interview!Would have been good to hear an opinion on how Russia itself would feel about being overdependent on the Chinese dominance of its Soveriegnty.

[DarkstarDarth]

Realistic is to see the FSB overthrow the pootinator out the window.

[johnnydoe]

Accurate Analysis

But the Joint Statement of US and
EU Called Out the Role of China in
Amplifying Russian Stories. 👍🏽

[taylor]

"we're willing to eat economic pain and distribution as the cost of maintaining the sovereignty and stability of Europe." Is what more citizens from the United States should say more often rather than complaining about gas prices, that's if, they want to still feel like they are the country that leads freedom and liberty.

[rkbllc]

I went shopping today. Everything "Made in China" stayed on the shelf.

[Cracaphat]

Pottinger spoke his thoughts very well.Even though he was introduced as a former Trump admin guy, the manner of his speaking rendered that irrelevant. He was straight forward and honest in his speaking.He does need a good sleep though.