#Ukraine: Beijing POV: acquiring Russia as a vassal state. Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
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🗓️ 11 June 2023
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#Ukraine: Beijing POV: acquiring Russia as a vassal state. Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
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| 0:30.4 | This is the Friends of History, Debating Society. I am John Batscher. I welcome my colleague, |
| 0:35.9 | H.J. Mackender, International Relations, to comment on six capital, six points of view. |
| 0:41.3 | As we're told, the long awaited counteroffensive is underway, against Lohansk, Danetsk, |
| 0:49.2 | Zapparizia and Kersen Oblast in Eastern Ukraine. A very good even to you, Professor. |
| 0:59.9 | The offensive is underway and we go immediately to a departure for us, |
| 1:04.3 | or immediately to Beijing, knowing that there is talk in Washington, that Secretary Blinken |
| 1:12.9 | is finally going to have an audience in Beijing. It's been delayed since the spy balloon incident. |
| 1:20.7 | And we're told that part of the conversation will turn on Ukraine, |
| 1:25.6 | and we're told that part of the conversation will turn on an appeal to China to broker a peace |
| 1:32.5 | in Ukraine for which they will be rewarded. A very good evening to you, Professor. |
| 1:38.7 | Good evening. This bringing up China first makes a lot of sense because for the first time in this |
| 1:48.4 | war, we're now approaching an endgame where the question is, what is the map of the power is going |
| 1:56.6 | to look like if and when this comes to an end? And there is in Washington a widespread feeling |
| 2:08.7 | that somehow China is the key piece in geopolitics. I would argue that in this situation, Russia |
| 2:19.8 | is the key piece and I will explain that. But right now, we have a whole list of Americans who are |
| 2:30.1 | constantly ringing China and their phone is not being picked up. I think we should take that as an |
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