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China knew. -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Mar 2 '22, 15:46

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/china-russia-invade-ukraine-winter-olympics-beijing (www.theguardian.com)

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I think they knew the same way we knew, and the warning was more "we see what you're doing, don't fuck up our Olympics." -- nm - mafic Mar 2, 16:06 18
- I 100% believe Putin told Xi his plans and that he would hold off until the Olympics were over. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 16:12 13
  - maybe, but it didn't get much lower down the chain. reactions from Chinese diplomats were essentially "wtf man!" - mafic Mar 2, 17:26 1
    - Maybe because it wasn’t a surprise in any way. Biden et al told us for a month about every plan… - Will Hunting Mar 2, 17:46
  - I don't think he told him the whole thing. Probably offered up the same lies as he's given everyone else. It'll just be a quick little thing. -- nm - Qale Mar 2, 17:16
  - But what about the Special Olympics? Ruuuude. (Oh, the next one is in Russia. Interesting twist!) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 16:17 9
    - The next Olympics is in Paris 2024. :-) - Krusty Mar 2, 16:29 8
      - I'd bet on Vancouver-Whistler for 2030. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 16:31 3
        
        I was just going by an article I read. They think Salt Lake has an edge but with the US getting the summer games two years before it wouldn't - Krusty Mar 2, 16:49 2
        
        I think it'll be NA - the ratings on an Asia games has to have them spooked - Reagen Mar 2, 16:59 1
        
        Makes sense -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 18:41
      - The next special Olympics is in Jan 2023 in Russia, then July 2023 in Berlin, is what I saw. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 16:30 3
        
        two a year? That's not very special. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 17:43
        
        My bad. I was thinking of the Paralympics which are held at the same location as the winter or summer Olympics. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 16:46 1
        
        Ah! I totally forgot they were two separate things. Oops. That clears it up. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 19:38
- ... again -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 16:09
- That'd be my expectation as well. Like I said a couple days ago, aligned (sometimes) but not directly allied -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 16:08 2
  - I wonder if their strategy is to wait for Putin to blink, and then swoop in and buy everything the moment the sanctions are lifted ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 16:09 1
    - Russia will be desperate for cash. They can't develop the Serbian oil fields w/o China. China is going to go on a buying spree -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 16:11
Turk 182 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 2, 15:57

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