While Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has seen economic repercussions around the world, from supply chain disruption and to shortages in daily goods like cooking oil and tomatoes in Europe, the impact in China is more ideological.
Not only does the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) act contrary to the world by supporting Russia’s “military action” and requesting schools teach about the “legitimacy” of the invasion, but many ordinary Chinese people have been found to be unsympathetic to the civilian victims of the invasion.
Many Chinese have been blasting the internet with justifications for the invasion, such as “Putin has no choice,” and “the USA and NATO should be held responsible for the invasion,” to profanities like “I am happy to receive homeless, white-skinned Ukraine beauties.” However, anti-war posts are deleted by the regime’s online censors.
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