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The conflict between the US and China is coming to a head

Chiara SchlenzForeign editor

When US President Joe Biden (80) landed in Ukraine on Monday to meet his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky (45), China’s top diplomat Yi Wang (69) boarded a plane to Russia to meet the Kremlin chief. Vladimir to meet Putin (70).

Although the two leaders are geographically close, they are fighting on opposing fronts – which are becoming increasingly entrenched. This was also evident at the Munich Security Conference, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (60) attacked Wang in the presence of the assembled politicians and security experts.

Beijing should consider providing “lethal support” to Russia, according to US intelligence. “We observed it very closely,” Blinken said. “And we made it very clear that this would pose a serious problem to us and our relationships.” The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denied these allegations. In an interview with Blick, Klaus Mühlhahn, China expert, explains of the ZeppelinUniversity of Friedrichshafen. “It is very likely that China wants to supply arms to Russia.”

China wants Putin to win

Because: “For China, it is a high priority that Putin wins this war.” After all, Russia is the only superpower on China’s side and a defeat of this important ally would be a sign of weakness. To enable Russia to win, the country would even Mühlhahn is convinced that they will accept a complete break with the West. “For China, there is only one solution to the war in Ukraine: victory for Russia.”

No wonder, then, that even China’s head of state Xi Jinping (69) announced an impending trip to Moscow on Tuesday, as the “wall street Journal” reported. According to information obtained by the newspaper, China wants to play a more active role in shaping the outcome of the war in Ukraine.

There will be a dichotomy in the world.Klaus Muhlhahn, China expert

If the US accusations prove true, it would mean a significant escalation in Chinese support for Russia. This would also mark the beginning of an unpredictable new phase in the war in Ukraine. Selenski warned even: «If China allys with Russia, there will be a third world war.»

According to Mühlhahn, an easing of the situation is not in sight, the the likelihood of escalation increases. “There will be a dichotomy in the world. The world will split into two camps », the expert is sure. A new Cold War of sorts – but this time between the US, China, Russia and their respective allies.

According to Mühlhahn, it is no coincidence that the situation between the US and China is currently escalating so quickly. Because if China doesn’t already support Russia with arms, it will at least do so economically. For example, Russia can sell its oil and gas to China instead of Western countries. This works “like a fire accelerator”.

Source: Blick

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