I am not a Mid-East expert and generally don’t write about it. Good luck!
Chinese Idiom - 破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat to show one’s determination to press ahead - YouTube
Though, this is the Chinese view of the war in Ukraine (learn Chinese)
在为战争乱或的世界如何建设正确的政府?
仁. 礼. 孝.
Learn Chinese: here is one example Why.
“墨翟的才智态度和毋庸置疑的信念剿灭了楚王心中的战火”
“Mo Di's intelligence, attitude and unquestionable faith extinguished the flames of war in the heart of King Chu.
I have advocated a policy of economic engagement and military competition with respect to China: diplomacy and deterrence. I regard these policies as best to serve their mutual interests in peace and prosperity. The objective is not to destroy the Chinese economy, let alone incite yet another Chinese civil war with millions or even tens of millions of dead, famine, and general impoverishment of the entire world. I have also made entirely plain, the more China cooperates with the USA regarding Ukraine, the more the USA can cooperate with China on economic issues. In extremis, I also am willing to advocate the dissolution of the Russian Federation and that Russia return various parts of what used to be China back to China. The second Russian civil war will be less bloody and less protracted by recognizing Chinese claims to the Amur valley. Russia will be dismembered because of its ongoing war crime in Ukraine. Estonia already refers to Kaliningrad as Koenigsburg, for example.
People imagine a negotiated peace: that’s wishful thinking. Cognitive biases, notably the sunk costs fallacy and escalation of commitment are why. Warring parties just about always “double down” until they are forced to surrender at gunpoint. The idea that war and politics are alike is ridiculous. “If you just get off that ridgeline where you are trying to kill me I will stop trying to kill you!” said no General, ever. Even in peace time State actors are not always rational, so expecting state actors or politicians to act rationally in war time is stupid. Compromise is impossible due to mass murder. In peace time, no matter how conflicted, States are not lining up millions of men for a mass murder festival. Knowing that Russia and Ukraine alike CANNOT act rationally, third parties like the USA and China can
Let’s not make the same mistake as idiot Putin, hm?
Let’s be rational, do business, and reject war like solutions to human problems m’kay?
That is, just because Putin is irrational and Zelenskiy constrained, does not mean we are so constrained. It is proper to see China differently from Russia because of their cultural characteristics.
Ukraine's transliteration into Chinese is “Crow Conquering Orchid” 乌克兰
In the following idiom 乌合之众 means a disorganized makeshift ragtag group - namely, the Russian army in Ukraine. (crow closed of crowd is its literal meaning)
US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine | CNN Politics Not sorry. I wage war consequently.
Although war is NOT the continuation of politics (war is deadly)
politics can prevent war by preventing and resolving crises.
War is the result of the failure of politics.
The greatest danger over the coming decades is that segments, even the majority, of political elites in China AND the USA believe, WRONGLY that war is the continuation of politics. This was the German Clausewitz’s idea. Reminder: Germany lost both world wars. You have one guess why. Opponents who believe war and politics alike trap themselves into wars only to discover that though negotiation and compromises happen all the time in peace time politics conflicts they just about NEVER happen once war starts.
Where two opponents believe war and politics are like they will escalate and engage in brinksmanship, constantly risking war, and eventually one or even both miscalculate, say for example in Ukraine. However, if one party to a conflict understands that war is irrational, where negotiation is impossible, and fundamentally different from peace where negotiation and compromise are constant facts of political life, the State actor which correctly sees that war and politics are fundamentally different is thereby at greater liberty to influence or take advantage of their opponnent. Maybe some of the people who claim that war is the continuation of politics by other means are lying? After all, "all war is based on non-committed
分封制 enfeoffment, feudalism
贡 tribute
贡国 tributary state. If you, like me, want to turn Russia, or whatever is left of it after their inevitable defeat in Ukraine, into a tributary state you might want to know what that word is in Chinese. Gong Guo.
让知识如清泉一般流动 Let knowledge flow generally forth like a clean clear spring
(for this will lead to self knowledge and national consciousness restoring order) -Confucius
“兵者,詭道也”= “Warmaking is also the path of the cunning.” -Sun Tzu
This is usually mistranslated as “all war is based on deception”. It literally says “warrior -ing, discussing the path of flight, path, also”. But this “also” is used to mean “a synonym of, following from” as se frequently seen in the ancient shouwenjiezi dictionary 说文解字。But not all cunning is deception, trickery, or treachery, any of which may be translations of 詭. “Warmaking is a syonym for the way of the cunning.” is probably my best translation. http://chinesenotes.com/sunzibingfa/sunzibingfa001.html
The following is an example of losing a war, yet winning the peace.
How to actually win your god damned fucking wars: Read Sun Tzu Bing Fa Rules for Soldiers (兵法 usually mistranslated as “art of war”) http://chinesenotes.com/lunyu/lunyu001.html
I think Mao had a better national defense strategy than Xi, namely: make it impossible for anyone to invade and conquer China by arming the entire populace. Basically a mass part time army is cheaper and less prone to adventurism than a small professional i.e. full-time army.
China's Nuclear Submarine Suffers Catastrophic Failure, 55 Dead: Report (ndtv.com)
War is hard, and other ugly truths, like: war is really fucking savage. You should solve your problems in other better ways with politics and diplomacy.
Russia using Penal Battalions, Blocking Detachments in Ukraine。 Comes as no surprise to anyone who studied Russian military history.
你知道很多影视剧中为什么菩萨都是坐在莲花上的吗?#中华文化 #冷知识 - YouTube
How, in a world ripped apart by wars, to restore peace using legitimate structures and compassion?: The Analects of Confucius
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Just so we understand how horrible Russian culture really can be, guess where a crazy stupid failed economic and political system led to?
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What can I say? I am really, Really into Chinese Radicals.