Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
The only one who wins that scenario is China.
If that ends in a nuclear exchange then nobody wins, not even China. Unless you are referring to an overwhelming conventional response, in which case it would have to be one that doesn't result in things escalating to nuclear conflict.
China has 1.4 billion mouths to feed and the prevailing winds will blow all the fallout from Russia onto the agricultural land in China. The Chinese will always act in their own best interests (as can be said for basically all other countries!). The Chinese are doing their best to stay as neutral as possible because it best serves their interests right now, and the depths of their loyalty to Putin are probably best revealed by the fact they have abstained from several key votes in the UN rather than vote with their ally (a friendship that has no limits apparently....).
I think things will be quite different if nuclear war starts to become inevitable, China will be forced to pick a side and will choose the one that best guarantees the war doesn't go nuclear. So they won't be taking Putin's side. Note that I said Putin and not Russia.....