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2014-01-30 Europe

Ukraine Parliament Debates Amnesty after 'Civil War' Warning

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Posted by Fred 2014-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Iff VladVedev = Russia do decide to militarily intervene, I'm curious as to how Ukraine's nuclear security guarantor China will react.

In times past China would be expected to at best support peaceful or diplomatic resolutions, + stay out of the brouhaha - THIS TIME, HOWEVER, AS PER THE STILL-ESCALATING CHINA-VS-JAPAN, PHIL ROWS OVER IN EAST ASIA ITS NOT CERTAIN THAT CHINA WILL, OR SHOULD, STAY OUT OF THIS AFFAIR.

Iff "post-US", "Mahanist", future World #1 China hopes to be exactly that, it M-U-S-T be times willing to put its head into the fire and draw lines in the sand by + for the security + interests of its Allies + Partner-States, which as per the Ukraine means China going head-to-head agz Russia, otherwise China will suffer no credibility.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-01-30 01:30|| 2014-01-30 01:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm curious as to how Ukraine's nuclear security guarantor China will react.

Tell me it ain't so Joe!

Posted by Shipman 2014-01-30 16:17|| 2014-01-30 16:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I can't tell you it aint so, because it is so true. Here is a nice little timeline of various headlines that should build a picture or at least fill the color of context.

(Aug 01, 2012) Asia Times: Ukraine turns to Chinese cash

(Jan 08, 2013) Oil Price: China Invests in Ukraine Coal Gasification

(January 16, 2013) PRN: Ukraine, China Intensify Cooperation

Ukraine and China considerably deepened their cooperation throughout the past two years ... In particular, Ukraine - China cooperation involved agricultural sector, energy production, and bilateral trade.

In 2011, trade volume between China and Ukraine grew by nearly 35 percent, exceeding USD 10 billion. In the first six months of 2012, Ukraine increased import from China by almost 23 percent, informs china.mfa.gov.ua. Ore constitutes the major portion of the Ukrainian export to China, while import is prevailed by machines and electric devices.

Additionally, in the coming years China - the world's largest corn consumer - plans to buy approximately 3 million tons of Ukrainian corn annually. To help boost Ukraine's corn production, in July 2012, China provided a USD 3 billion loan for Ukraine's agricultural sector.

(Dec 03, 2013) Interfax: Ukraine, China to develop cooperation in coal gasification - Ukrainian Ambassador to China

(Dec 05, 2013) RT: Ukraine gets $8bn investment from China

(Dec 09, 2013) Oil&Gas: Ukraine to Produce Synthetic Natural Gas with China

(Dec 20, 2013) WCT: Beijing seeks new alliances with nuclear security pact with Ukraine
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20131220000045&cid=1701

Posted by mossomo 2014-01-30 23:58|| 2014-01-30 23:58|| Front Page Top

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