Comments by "John Roberts" (@view1st) on "Putin Xi Summit in Beijing: China Russia 'Have Each Other's Backs', Will Integrate Eurasia Together" video.

  1. I think it's finally sinking in at the White House that the alliance between China and Russia will place them at a serious disadvantage in the longer term. I think that this realisation will ultimately weaken the neocons, either making them less ideological and more pragmatic to the extent that they recognise the tripolar world we are almost in, or by them making a mistep which will show in no uncertain terms the limitations of US military and economic power and so discredit them that other political groupings will be able to remove them from influence.
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  2. I think in the short term India will continue to source most of its energy by importing oil and gas from the Middle East by tanker or otherwise obtain it domestically rather than become too dependent on the Russians or Chinese for their energy needs, at least not until they are sure that playing off the USA against China and Russia is no longer a viable strategy.
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  3. "Western elites" are constrained by their subservience to Washington. Their hands are tied.
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