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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:03 AM Dec 2014

China Ignores EU, Offers To Help Russia

BRUSSELS - China has joined India in helping the Russian economy, but closer to home Belarus and Kazakhstan are hedging their bets on future relations.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said in China Daily, a state mouthpiece, on Monday (22 December): “Russia has the capability and the wisdom to overcome the existing hardship in the economic situation. If the Russian side needs, we will provide necessary assistance within our capacity”.

China Daily noted that Russia has “hundreds of billions of [US] dollars” in its foreign reserve fund and is far from collapse.

It added that China is ready to offer loans and investments in infrastructure projects, with a new Russia-China gas pipeline, a deep-water port in Crimea, and railway schemes in Russia’s Far East under discussion.

The Chinese statement comes after India, earlier this month, bought 12 nuclear reactors from Russian firm Rosatom and launched joint production of military helicopters.

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http://euobserver.com/foreign/127036

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China Ignores EU, Offers To Help Russia (Original Post) Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

So India buys 12 nuke reactors and we still focus on Iran? nt kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #1

well India isn't run by nut bags nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #2

Now that the BJP is in charge in India, you may soon rue those words - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #3

We used to focus on Iran jakeXT Dec 2014 #5

France is entirely powered by nuclear Boreal Dec 2014 #8

Rohrabacher is probably pissed jakeXT Dec 2014 #4

If the China Daily is to be described as a ''state mouthpiece.....'' DeSwiss Dec 2014 #6

It's fairly stupid to expect China to like the idea of a collapsing Russian state. bemildred Dec 2014 #7

Imagine China not bowing to the EU Boreal Dec 2014 #9

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)

1. So India buys 12 nuke reactors and we still focus on Iran? nt

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:09 AM

Dec 2014

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

2. well India isn't run by nut bags nt

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:20 AM

Dec 2014

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

3. Now that the BJP is in charge in India, you may soon rue those words - nt

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:25 AM

Dec 2014

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

5. We used to focus on Iran

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 05:31 AM

Dec 2014

Boreal

(725 posts)

8. France is entirely powered by nuclear

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 10:19 AM

Dec 2014

Would you like to go after them?

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

4. Rohrabacher is probably pissed

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 05:20 AM

Dec 2014

We instead should reach out to make Russia a friend and ally in combating radical Islam and China, which now threaten the world's peace and stability.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/24/ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-dana-rohrabacher-editorials-debates/5794037/

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

6. If the China Daily is to be described as a ''state mouthpiece.....''

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 05:56 AM

Dec 2014

...by this rag. Then I suppose it's only fair to describe the EUObserver as a mouthpiece for the EU.

- As DeepThroat implored us: ''Always follow the money.''