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China is preparing for Putin’s death: Beijing is looking at the dictator’s potential successors According to The Wall Street Journal, China is increasingly building relations with Russian officials and members of the elite who could play a key role after Putin leaves power. The war and international isolation have made Russia far more dependent on China. Putin, who was once considered by Xi Jinping a “role model,” has gradually turned into a supplicant and junior partner. Russian authorities have uncovered attempts by Chinese intelligence to establish contacts with mid-level officials, but preferred not to publicize them in order not to damage relations with Beijing. Today, China needs Russia far more than Russia needs China. China accounts for about 40% of Russia’s foreign tradeand roughly one-third of its export revenues. At the same time, the alliance remains unequal. Chinese goods have flooded the Russian market, pushing out domestic manufacturers. According to analysts, China aims to secure its influence in Russia even after a change of power in the Kremlin, turning it into an even more dependent vassal — effectively a puppet state and a resource colony.

Mr. Jay Tarriela's obsession with blaming China reeks of a man unraveling under pressure. But outrage is no substitute for facts, and his narrative collapses the moment it is confronted with reality. ——It was the Philippines that deliberately initiated an illegal arbitration farce, undermining the very international order it now claims to defend. ——Not a single ASEAN country has publicly endorsed Philippine's position on the bogus arbitration ruling. ——Since the beginning of 2026, the Philippines has illegally sent aircraft intruding into the airspace over China's Huangyan Dao for more than 100 times. So who is really playing the provocateur here? No matter how hard Jay Tarriela try to argue his way out of it, one thing will never change: the so-called “award” of the “South China Sea Arbitration” is illegal, null and void, and has no binding force. China does not accept or recognize it. China will never accept any claim or action based on this “award”. ——Deputy Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Guo Wei