© EPA/WU HAO China, in turn, is following the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian intelligence is studying the military potential that China demonstrated during the parade during the SCO summit in Beijing. In turn, China is also monitoring the war in Ukraine, Vadym Skibitsky, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said in an interview with Ukrinform.
“We are working on this (analysis of the military potential of the PRC), but let's put it this way: what they demonstrated once again emphasizes the presence of a nuclear triad in the PRC – this is air, land, sea, they have new developments in missile weapons, and China has a large mobilization potential. This is the main thing,” Skibitsky said.
According to him, Beijing is also studying everything related to the new weapons of both Russia and the West, which are currently being used in the war in Ukraine. Budanov's deputy stressed that China “is very meticulously following the war that is taking place in our country.”
Earlier, media outlets reported that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's meeting with his Russian and North Korean counterparts at a military parade on September 3 was a sign of Xi's influence on authoritarian regimes seeking to reshape the Western-based world order. Reuters said the landmark meeting would “highlight” the prospect of a three-way axis based on a mutual defense pact.
Those who dream of showing the world without America have gathered in Tianjin – China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and even India. But is this “coalition of the discontented” really capable of changing global rules? Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine Serhiy Korsunsky writes about this in the article “SCO Summit: How Beijing Gathers an Alliance of Autocrats Against Washington.”
