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Chine : ce partenaire russe aussi utile qu'encombrant | China : this useful but troublesome Russian partner
Since the emergence of China, the question has arisen as to whether the beginning of the 21st century in Asia will be comparable to the beginning of the 20th century in Europe. The comparison with 1914 is an interesting subject, however there are reminder strings that did not exist at the beginning of the previous century. Western leaders have a greater awareness of the horrors of war. We are not Les Somnambules of 1914. And there is nuclear deterrence. It certainly increases the risk of indirect confrontation, but limits that of a frontal shock. Its rules continue to operate in Europe. It is sheltered behind its nuclear shield that Russia intervenes in Ukraine, but it is protected by its own deterrence that the West helps kyiv. In the West, we sometimes dream of snatching Russia from China's embrace... This is misleading the context. A reverse Kissingerian maneuver is not possible today. At the time, Beijing had an interest in loosening the Soviet grip, but now Moscow has nothing to gain by moving away from China. I do not see what we could propose to Russia to encourage it to reverse the course of the policy deliberately pursued by Vladimir Putin for a decade, that of a “Eurasian” orientation. And his defeat in Ukraine will further accentuate it. Russia is leaving Europe...