Ukraine-Krieg im Fokus: US-Außenminister Blinken in China
Es ist kein einfacher Besuch für US-Außenminister Blinken in China. Auch ein Treffen mit Staats- und Parteichef Xi wird erwartet. Als sicher gilt, dass Blinken die chinesische Führung davor warnen wird, Russland weiter militärisch zu unterstützen. Von Benjamin Eyssel.
He knows that the #sanctions for those items can easily be busted by non-Chinese businesses around the world, whereby businesses in Central and #SouthwestAsia act as proxies/conduits for those sanctioned items, sending them direct to #russia after passage through their respective countries first.
But #China must've increased their supply quite a bit for #Blinken to publicly call them out. Not that it'll have any affect on them doing it.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
There has been relative calm in the #TaiwanStrait since the #Biden-#Xi summit, after a period of high tension in which Chinese warships and planes would regularly approach #Taiwan. At the same time however, there has been increasing friction in the #SouthChinaSea between #China and neighbouring countries, particularly the #Philippines, a #US ally. #WestPHSea