The Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion

ウクライナ侵攻に関して、世界ではロシアを非難する声が圧倒的に大きい一方、中国のネットユーザーはほとんどが親露、親プーチンであり、戦争を支持している。https://t.co/s1tVK6WGvG

— クーリエ・ジャポン (@CourrierJapon) March 3, 2022

 

Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s InvasionAs the world overwhelmingly condemns the assault on Ukraine, online opinion in China is mostly pro-Russia, pro-war and pro-Putin.

If President Vladimir V. Putin is looking for international support and approval for his invasion of Ukraine, he can turn to the Chinese internet.

Its users have called him “Putin the Great,” “the best legacy of the former Soviet Union” and “the greatest strategist of this century.” They have chastised Russians who protested against the war, saying they had been brainwashed by the United States.

A translation of Mr. Putin’s speech on Thursday by a nationalistic news site went viral, to say the least. The Weibo hashtag #putin10000wordsspeechfulltext got 1.1 billion views within 24 hours.

“This is an exemplary speech of war mobilization,” said one Weibo user, @apjam.

“Why was I moved to tears by the speech?” wrote @ASsicangyueliang. “Because this is also how they’ve been treating China.”