turbo4538 t1_j28wrwc wrote
I hope the state visit happens so more people realize what a threat China is. But I doubt Xi is that stupid.
green_flash t1_j28xz6i wrote
Why would that make him stupid?
turbo4538 t1_j28z1p0 wrote
It's probably not a good idea to be associated with a murderous despot who is losing a war.
green_flash t1_j28zycb wrote
Xi is already responsible for a currently ongoing genocide. How much worse could his reputation get by meeting Putin?
turbo4538 t1_j290xkk wrote
I would say his reputation can get a lot worse. He's not a pariah on the world stage yet like Putin.
green_flash t1_j291wk0 wrote
Sure it could, but just by meeting Putin? Others have done that this year without much controversy, for example Kazakhstan's President and Armenia's PM.
turbo4538 t1_j292xgq wrote
A state visit is different from meeting someone at a summit though, Putin would try to maximize the propaganda win. I can't see much of an upside for Xi.
AirbreathingDragon t1_j2a76ww wrote
Association invites comparison, and Xi knows that the more he keeps being compared with Putin the likelier his countrymen are to get ideas if Putin were overthrown.
I wouldn't be surprised if Xi decides to call off the meeting and start distancing himself from Putin as we near the 1 year anniversary of the war.
circlefullofcurses t1_j2aidu8 wrote
Repression, not genocide. If there was a real genocide, millions would flee China, and they wouldn't allow travellers to speak and film people in Xinjiang, let alone make videos on TikTok and other social media.
turbo4538 t1_j2b4079 wrote
Some observers call it cultural genocide. It's real, it's just done with modern methods and it involves a lot less killing than a "normal" genocide.
circlefullofcurses t1_j2b5i10 wrote
Cultural genocide like in Hawaii? The people don't even learn their own language at school unlike in China.
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