In recent days, numerous messages and videos recorded by Chinese citizens about military actions in eastern Europe have appeared on the Web. Most of them are in support of Russian policy.
"The Russians attacked the 'little brother' of the United States and gave the Americans a slap in the face... Today every fool knows that Russia and China can become reliable allies. Our countries are gradually getting closer to each other," says the author of one such video.
Actions in support of Russia take place in China not only on the Internet.
"A Chinese friend sent me a screenshot of an online store of Russian products in Chengdu, where all Russian products are sold out. It turns out that this is a campaign to support Russia in this difficult time, young Chinese people are buying our products to help businesses and Russians," the Telegram channel "Non-Chinese Dream" reported about one of the actions.
Chinese buy Russian crocant with almonds in support of Moscow.© "Non-Chinese Dream"
According to Marina Marinina, such actions quite adequately reflect the perception of the situation in Donbass by ordinary Chinese in her circle.
"Globally China is for Moscow, those who are against it are few. There are viral clips in the equivalent of Tiktok about the greatness of the Russian Federation and the nastiness of the West. My husband's relatives - ordinary people - all adhere to this position," the interviewee told Ridus.
But the position of Chinese citizens is not so clear-cut. The Russian Telegram channel "Captain Falcas: Notes from a Chinese teacher" published in Russian translation a letter signed by five professors from various PRC universities and the University of Hong Kong condemning the military action.
"We strongly support the actions of the Ukrainian people to defend their country. We are concerned that Russia's forceful actions will lead to turmoil in Europe and around the world and provoke greater humanitarian disasters. We urge the Russian government and President Putin to stop the war and resolve this conflict through negotiations," reads the Letter of Five.
On March 4, a video appeared on the Web of a fight between two pensioners from Shanghai, who argued just about the military operation in Ukraine.
In general, according to Marina Marinina, the Chinese media sphere pays little attention to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: "They have a coronavirus on their agenda. They don't write much about the war.
Earlier, financial analyst Dmitry Golubovsky said that only China, which has plenty of liquidity and its own huge market ready to supply any industrial component, can help the Russian economy and financial system overcome sanctions.
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