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Bobo Lo on Russia, Wagner and the Ukraine War

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CHAPTER

The Chinese's Reaction to the Russian Internal Affair

Beijing's preferred outcome is for Putin to reestablish control as soon and as smoothly as possible. The Chinese leadership sees Putin as the most reliable guarantor on the Russian side of the Sino-Russian partnership. A win for Prigogian or someone like him would risk scenarios two and three, namely chaos and anarchy or ultra-nationalism. Very bad news for Beijing.

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