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In response to "China knew. -- (link)" by znufrii

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

Posted by mafic Mar 2 '22, 16:06

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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

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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

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