Text taken from a ukrainia.ru article by Azat Rakhmanov
Article text posted at the Live Jounral page of Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] It would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole world was watching the events that are already precisely defined by the term "Prigozhin's rebellion". The way our Chinese neighbors reacted to the news from Moscow is worthy of special attention.
We must pay tribute to the official publications of the Chinese media: behind the dry presentation of information by most of the official media, as a rule, there was no bullying and gloomy forecasts for a possible development of events in Russia. In the articles of some publications, notes of sarcasm were traced in relation to the Western reaction to events.
“Much to the dismay of Western politicians, the incident with PMC Wagner did not lead to a civil war in Russia,” wrote a Moscow correspondent for the Huanqiu Shibao online publication on June 26.
Many publications in the PRC reprinted the statement of the country's Foreign Ministry that“The incident with PMC Wagner is an internal affair of Russia. As a friendly neighbor and all-round strategic cooperation partner in the new era, China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity.”
In contrast to the obviously propaganda and anti-Russian publications of the Western media, over the past two days, many articles have been published in Chinese online publications and the blogosphere assessing the events of June 24 with calls to draw lessons from the experience of Russia.
Thus, military expert Qin An writes:“The military and information machine of the West is working against Russia at full speed. If the Russians were less selfish and more interested in serving the interests of their country, then the West would hardly have been able to achieve such success on the information front. You need to understand that we also have forces on the Internet, walking on a leash from the United States and playing on the selfish feelings of many of us.
We, too, are only interested in personal gain. This should worry us, we should be vigilant. We don't have private military companies, but we have huge private capital both at home and abroad. If we look at the situation from the perspective of a financial war, then a collapse in the Chinese stock market, especially at a time when China is economically prosperous, can lead to a situation where we have neither morale nor combat skills.
Of course, given the peculiarity of the Chinese media, it is hardly worth looking on kitnet for publications that would mention recent, just a few years ago, “flirting with PMCs”, that is, contacts of some Chinese structures with the infamous American Blackwater PMC . But, I think, the Wagner story put an end to such plans. Now we are unlikely to see the appearance of Chinese PMCs anywhere.
Blogger and publicist Xu Jijun notes that the events in Moscow once again revealed the polarity of Chinese society: “ Some supporters of the notorious “great chessboard” began to spin the idea that Prigozhin’s actions were nothing more than a performance played out by the government of the Russian Federation and the Wagner PMC "".
“Of course,” the publicist argues further, “it’s normal to have different points of view on events, since it’s still hardly possible to find out what really happened. In general, the talk about the "great chess game" demonstrates a friendly attitude towards Russia, but there are also people who applauded Wagner during these two days, putting aside their previous grievances for a while, and began to sing toasts to Prigozhin, who was supposed to overthrow Putin's power. However, how great was their disappointment on Sunday morning when they discovered that the Wagner had not only not captured Moscow, but everything ended peacefully. Now they are again scolding Prigogine for his indecision...”
Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the state English-language edition of the Global Times, was also noted for his statements. This time, Hu changed his usual neutral stance and made his opinion quite clear: “I believe that the situation can develop in several directions. The first thing that could happen is that Prigozhin will not stop there and will send his troops directly to Moscow to overthrow the Putin government and start a new political course for Russia ... ”
Recently, Hu, a well-known media personality in China, has often been criticized — many publicists accuse him of a hidden pro-Western stance, pointing out that Hu’s reaction to the events in Moscow and Rostov on June 23 and 24 revealed his true nature well —one of the most frequently quoted Chinese publicists in the Russian media turned out to be an open opponent of friendship with the Russian Federation, declaring that Putin's policies pose a threat to China.
These days, in personal correspondence with the author of the article, Chinese journalists and just acquaintances in one way or another expressed concern about the events taking place in our country, taking them to heart.
And again, this is not an exaggeration. Hong Yuan, a military expert and researcher at the Chahar Research Society, said, I think, for everyone and most accurately: “Mixed feelings!Our northern neighbor, as before, remains our teacher. It seems that everything happens first there. Whether we succeed or fail, everything happens first for them. We learn from their successes and draw instructive lessons from their failures. Now China will only increase control over its armed forces. This is a valuable lesson.
The Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, the USSR and the Russian Federation: throughout history, the difficulties that you faced, sooner or later we also have to overcome. We follow in your footsteps and draw wisdom from your experience. Russia should not plunge into chaos. If it happens that you plunge into turmoil and disintegrate, then our North and North-West will become the domain of the United States and NATO. It will be difficult for us to resist without you. But you must also remember that China, all of us, will serve as a support for you, we were,
(c) Azat Rakhmanov
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