WHAT IF CHINA AND RUSSIA…..'

Bloomberg article:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-23/china-security-official-gets-life-in-jail-as-xi-crushes-clique

The verdicts underscore Chinese President Xi Jinping’s willingness to take down high-ranking party officials ahead of a key congress in which he is expected to secure a precedent-breaking third term in power. The gathering set for Oct. 16 in Beijing will decide the party’s leadership line-up for the next five years.

Since taking power in 2012, Xi has waged an unprecedented corruption campaign that has swept up scores of top officials including retired security czar Zhou Yongkang. Before the last congress in 2017, Xi expelled and prosecuted Poltiburo member Sun Zhengcai.

In July 2020, China launched a nationwide anti-corruption campaign targeting the justice system. A handful of high-profile law enforcement figures are being jailed as a result of that probe, which ensnared more than 170,000 officials and police officers.

WHAT IF …. the military activity in China is their version of the military is the only way?

WHAT IF….. Putin calling up the reserves is his version of the military is the only way?

Is Putin the target, or the hammer?

Is Xi the target, or the hammer?