What Beijing wants out of the Russian invasion
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As Xi Jinping visits Vladimir Putin in Russia this week, this episode of Chinese Whispers is returning to one of the missions of this podcast series \\u2013 to look at things as the Chinese see them.\\xa0
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\\nMy guest today is Zhou Bo, a retired Senior Colonel of the People\\u2019s Liberation Army whose military service started in 1979. He is now a senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. He\\u2019s an eloquent and informed advocate of Beijing\\u2019s perspective.
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\\nOn the podcast, we discuss why China hasn\\u2019t criticised Russia more, despite its purported support for sovereignty, to what extent it really means its peace plan, and whether China is about to invade Taiwan.
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\\nWe recorded most of this podcast two weeks ago, so when Xi\\u2019s visit to Moscow was announced last week, Bo kindly agreed to rejoin the podcast and give his take on the visit too.
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\\nChances are, you won\\u2019t agree with most of the things Bo says, and as you\\u2019ll hear, I didn\\u2019t on some issues either. Even so, Beijing will continue to play a crucial role in the war, and so it remains important for the West to understand how the Chinese see things.
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\\nMy guest today is Zhou Bo, a retired Senior Colonel of the People\\u2019s Liberation Army whose military service started in 1979. He is now a senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. He\\u2019s an eloquent and informed advocate of Beijing\\u2019s perspective.
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\\nOn the podcast, we discuss why China hasn\\u2019t criticised Russia more, despite its purported support for sovereignty, to what extent it really means its peace plan, and whether China is about to invade Taiwan.
\\n
\\nWe recorded most of this podcast two weeks ago, so when Xi\\u2019s visit to Moscow was announced last week, Bo kindly agreed to rejoin the podcast and give his take on the visit too.
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\\nChances are, you won\\u2019t agree with most of the things Bo says, and as you\\u2019ll hear, I didn\\u2019t on some issues either. Even so, Beijing will continue to play a crucial role in the war, and so it remains important for the West to understand how the Chinese see things.