Dear friends,
Today I sharing with you a document which I personally consider as absolutely crucial: an in-depth analysis of the China-Russia Strategic Alliance (RCSA) written by somebody who looks at it from the “Chinese side”. I want to tell you a few words about how this document came into existence.
I was talking with Larchmonter 445 about the development in Russia when I realized that a lot of his arguments centered around the relationship between China and Russia and when I probed him further I realized that he knew a lot about it. Not only that, but he had come to the exact same conclusions about the RCSA as I had, but he came to the from the other, Chinese, side. That’s when I asked him to write a short analysis of this topics, and Larchmonter 445 agreed. Except that is as a perfectionist workaholic and his short analysis ended up 25 pages long and with 39 footnotes! As a result, what I can now share with you is a comprehensive survey of all the officially known components of the RCSA (you can bet that there are many more which I kept secret!).
I find Larchmonter 445’s image of a double helix particularly appropriate because what we are witnessing here is the birth of a new geopolitical “life form” so to speak, an informal alliance of two countries which goes much deeper than most regular alliances do: what we are seeing is the mutual agreement to establish a full-spectrum geostrategic symbiosis between two civilizational realms as both Russia and China are what used to be called ’empires’ in the past but which today are what I call “civilizational realms”: multi-ethnic, multi-national and multi-religious ex-empires whose influence extends beyond their current national borders and whose international strategic “weight” makes far more akin to continents then to countries.
Make no mistake, what we are seeing is something unprecedented in history and it is much more than just an “alliance”. After all, an alliance can easily be broken and country A can decide to switch from an alliance with country B to an alliance with country C. In the case of the RCSA what we are seeing is something much more akin to the birth of Siamese twins: in a geopolitical tectonic shift, Russia and China have decided to be shared not just “at the hip”, but with many “vital organs and systems” including energy and defense, of course, but also their economies and long term development policies. Each symbiont will keep its own head and brain, but they will share “torsos”.
I would argue that this is by far the single most important political development since the end of WWII and probably the most important one in this century: it is hard to overstate the implications of what this means and Obama’s famous “pivot” to Asia is completely dwarfed and, really, rendered utterly irrelevant by this new reality: typically, while the Obama roared and barked, Putin and Xi Jinping quietly, but profoundly, changed the planetary equilibrium. I wonder if somebody will dare tell the White House.
I urge you all to carefully read Larchmonter 445′ White Paper and to keep it for future reference (in particular all the recent developments he lists). Since it was too long to post here, I have made it available for download from Mediafire in ZIP, ODT, DOCX and PDF file formats. You can find the link to the Mediafire directory right under Larchmonter 445’s introductory remarks below.
A big THANK YOU to Larchmonter 445!
I hope that you will enjoy this great read.
Cheers,
The Saker
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Introduction by Larchmonter 445:
Saker asked me if I could provide an article regarding China and Russia. I told him that I thought the entwining of the two was far deeper and meaningful than ‘deals’ for commodities and weapons. He added that the two militaries had gone through highly unique, for the two nations, training and had scheduled more for next year to push their integration capabilities.
I felt that what I had learned studying China for over a dozen years, the relationship was qualitatively unique in international history, far from just a special partnership category. There was a bonding in process. Double Helix was, to my mind, an ideal metaphor. Thus, the article became a large presentation. But the two nations are two of the largest and the bonding in process is comprehensive. To give it light, it took length and some depth.
One other note, I could have added another 20-30 footnotes, but it is another purpose of the philosophy of the Vineyard, as Saker has expressed, for the visitors, readers, commenters and participants do research of their own, contribute material and facts dug up and shared. In other words, one voice does not make anything authoritative and final. I agree. In the spirit of Orthodox practice, challenge whatever you find in error or doubt.
I found it best to read in pdf on my iPad. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and remember to donate to the Saker. He uses most of 18 hours a day of nearly every day to make this blog work for you. The Vineyard is our megaphone and resource in the resistance to hegemony and the destruction of life and human values. Chip in with ‘green ammo’
Larchmonter 445
Mediafire download directory:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/fpid1fhd6nv59/China_Russia_Double_Helix
Anunnaki said…
“He declined to comment on his own potential return to the government.”
I’ll comment on it.
Since he just planted himself firmly in the 5th column.The likelihood is very slight he ever returns to government.
Uncle Bob
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That was mainly why i posted this. Here come the weasels out of the woodwork to pile on and make themselve known as team players in a post Putin regime
That Kudrin can monday morning quarterback like this should go against the slander that Putin is a dictator who squelches public dissent
It is a nice summary, but I saw nothing whatsoever in those many pages which was new information.
To all commenters on the White Paper:
It was made possible by Saker’s open policy. His embrace of any idea if well-researched and argued.
This empowers individuality, not ideology. So it is very nourishing to have that potential gate on the Internet opened by Saker.
He makes the Vineyard an open orchard or garden and salon of ideas and opinions.
And I knew there were very astute readers (thousands of times more than commenters) who would pick apart anything stupid or grossly erroneous. I did my best in tribute to all of you.
Those are good guidons for any author.
I had a fairly good handle on China’s actions. I don’t pretend to know China in depth. But reading government action is not too difficult. That is why we all know BS when it comes from any government. They are all Wizards of Oz, exposed by little Toto pulling away the curtain.
What a sensational open source I see across the Internet for Saker’s blog and this White Paper.
I wanted to thank all those folks putting foreign language intros and critiques around the world.
Our resistance movement is very creative, very positive. That is why I wrote such an optimistic summary on the work. I’m generally positive, but very critical and a charter member of the School of Rejectionism–I reject mortal authority over humanity. I have always been “disobedient”.
And my professional training was in communications, so I know BS when I see it or hear it or read it.
One last thought: support this blog with donations. The reality is Saker is like a monk, sacrificing personal gains in order to spread the good works of his and many, many others, like the translations and editing teams who produce so much material for everyone, and the others who run Saker blogs in other languages. Those works consume his waking hours.
Imagine if that Falcon gets sick or has to abandon the Vineyard. So bring “baskets of food” to the monk in Paypal, credit card digital dollars and Amazon gift card form. Donations are the easiest way to say you are “all in” with the community of the Vineyard.
He is putting extraordinary efforts into the book, the podcasts, this blog and his entire world of connections worldwide.
2015 is going to be big. You can really help,too.
Thanks to all for the kind remarks.
I look forward to the next author to step up with something big. AK recently broke ground for me.
And always, I enjoy the short, smart comments of this Forum. Many links are excellent.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Stay well.
let me quote Paul Craig Roberts from August 19, 2008
Are You Ready for Nuclear War?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2008/08/19/are-you-ready-for-nuclear-war/
26/4/2014
News- anglos installed coup enabled illegal regime in Ukraine is asking for soap and cloth to keep soldiers clean.
In fact if Putin is smart then he should give them money-that will show that rus cares for ordinary Ukraine and will deserve their sympathy.
But I doubt that Russians will do because Russians are not that clever and cunning to take advantage of opportunity nor are they quick to make use of momentum.
Look how they slept after stopping americans and british to bomb Syria-nothing for weeks. No supply of 2-300 or 2-400 to Syria to deter anglos enemy. While anglos have bene supplying all anti aircraft guns to Syrians through Saudi Arabia.
Look how Russia make excuses in 2007 not to supply s-300 to Iran –all delaying tactics for 3 years till Medvedev stopped it falsely citing Uno resolution –the same resolution which Russia did not bother to veto!
Russia today is facing enemy at door because it did not stop them at allies’ door in Iran, Damascus or Libya.
Take another example of Russia missing her chance.
After 2008 crisis in Iceland-which refused to be looted by the anglos parasite race-Russia should have given a few billion dollars loan to Iceland and thus gain sympathy and ally there-but it acted as hard nosed businessman and thus lost friend and customer too. with only a small investment it would have got foothold just north of its main enemy england which it needs to bomb eventually if it wants to survive.
what putin has falied to understand and for which he can be safely called not a naive but an idiot is this fact-those International laws were made by and for the benefit of england and its 5 satellites of anglos pirate nations. if it goes against their interest then it can very well be breached with impunity. only idiots like Putin would try to defend those international laws rather than smashing that and making new one.
IN 2008 Russia and china had the opportunity to destroy IMF and world bank and the american -british system of looting the world ;but foolishly these two countries went on ,prompting from parasite england, recommended IMF and world bank to lead new economic system! How stupid of these countries and that is why they never go up in world because of their stupidity.
Therefore china and russia must prepare for war which is coming their way
Russia needs to discard being sloth and its naivety and foolishness and get ability to recognise who is the main enemy and who are just distractions put up by the main enemy. after that it must get prepared to destroy its main enemy-no pussyfooting around. It is matter of life and death for Russia.
Russia must take out alive and then try for crime that dog larry summer who forced austerity on Russia in 90s but recommended free money printing and increased money supply to bankrupt usa in 2009.“
please ask thse russian central bankers who worship IMF as to why IMF congratulates usa and england on alsmot zero interest rate regime and money printing while the same IMF wants other non-anglo nations to do belt tightening and contract the money supply.in fact IMF several times warned USA not to stop money printing “so why Russians are raising interest rate ?what is good for goose is —
In the hierarchy of “Economic Hit Man” John Perkins, first the US sends the people in suits to arrange the IMF loans and establish the protocols of securing the dictator in place. If this fails they send in the jackals for regime change and terror. Only if this fails do they send in the military,
IN 2008 Russia and china had the opportunity to destroy IMF and world bank and the american -british system of looting the world ;but foolishly these two countries went on ,prompting from parasite england and Anglos (5 evil eyes) controlled IMF and world bank to lead new economic system! How stupid of these countries and that is why they never go up in world because of their stupidity. Therefore china and russia must prepare for war which is coming their way Russia needs to discard being sloth and its naivety and foolishness and get ability to recognise who is the main enemy and who are just distractions put up by the main enemy. After that it must get prepared to destroy its main enemy-no pussyfooting around. It is matter of life and death for Russia.
Thank you, Larchmonter 445, for this absolute gem of a white paper.
Saker: You have created something very special with this blog. Thank you.
FYI this post is featured on INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. Your gift just keeps growing!
Thank you Larchmonter and Saker for a truly interesting and sometimes surprising summary – I wasn’t aware of all those numerous cooperations.
It is clear that for the time being China cannot (yet) resist the Empire militarily so it needs Russia for that.But as far as I know no Empire on planet Earth has ever joined another Empire in a symbiotic relationship (they are mostly too proud for that :-) ) – and China has a very self-centered and practical tradition that goes back 2000+ years.
I certainly agree with you that the cooperation will hold until China is militarily independent – after that who knows… I would definitely like to share your optimistic outlook but I consider it a duty to stay vigilant and to always question the motivations of Empire elites, including Russia and China.
Many thanks for this so-well researched article and my best wishes for Xmas and 2015 for you, for the Saker and for our worldwide community of commenters and readers.
Dear Sir [ Larchmonter 445 ]
and dear Saker
I have downloaded the article
The DOUBLE HELIX: CHINA-RUSSIA
You have said what I have already thought
but I did not know to formulate.
It is very sad that the Russian media call “Hegemon” the West.
We all who agree with the writing of
Larchmonter 445 should stop using the name the West and use the names like
Hegemon
Anglo-Zionist
Natoists
Nazi-Nato…etc
Thank you Larchmonter 445!
That was the most enlightening and reassuring article on this issue I’ve read this year.
The NK thing.. speculative of course but a masterstroke just waiting to be implemented. Japan is an unknown.
The level of integration shown in CR-Double Helix also implicates coordinated political messaging. A point I think MK Bhadrakumar misses in the “dissenting” piece posted by anonymous [23 December, 2014 13:38] above.
@NotSoFast “no Empire on planet Earth has ever joined another Empire in a symbiotic relationship “
Might very well be, at least not visibly but it made me think of an interesting piece from many years ago.
“The second concept that forms the basis of naval intelligence is something called the ‘Secret of Wu Tui’. In a sense it is a simple test in logic. Somewhere around the birth of Christ, some think the year four, a secret message went from the Emperor of China, Wu Tui, to the Emperor of Rome, Caesar. The test of logic is…, what is this secret? If logic states that ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’, what is the most exquisite secret that could be proposed? Simple, “Let us pretend to be enemies, but be very secret friends at top, with this only we, secretly, will know everything.” The silk road was just developing, and this, conspiring being natural, would develop on any planet where two large empires were just connecting. With this the Kosars, those connected to the Jewish trusts with historical connections to the silk road, would become insiders. “
http://www.cyberspaceorbit.com/TheFall5.htm
Again thanks! Merry Christmas and a happy new Year.
*For the Cold War stalwarts among us there is something strange about rooting for someone other than the United States. There is something strange about rooting for the Russians to restore their empire. There is something strange about rooting for the Chinese over Taiwan. During the Second World War, the United States teamed up with the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. As soon as the War was over, the United States switched alliances and teamed up with non-Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. For many years we believed that only the United States could save us from Communism. Now that the Cold War is over, we need to be saved from the United States. I know it seems odd to be looking for allies among the Russians, the Europeans and the Chinese. But, as they say, politics makes strange bedfellows.* http://www.antiwar.com/szamuely/sz032900.html
count the euros out tho.
Just had time to read the whole pdf.
Wow! I like it! based on Larchmonter 445’s comments I knew that we shared many points of view. But I can’t find much to critique here. I think Larchmonter 445 is spot on with his analysis. And what a wealth of detail!
Only thing I think he missed including is the June 2013 China-Russia $270 billion oil deal which seems to have been totally forgotten by everybody!
China and Russia have to integrate their DNA because China understands that it is the ultimate target of the Hegemon. The Hegemon’s pivot to Asia was meant to choke China off at the Malacca straits. But this is pointless if Russia will not play ball and choke off China’s land routes to Europe, the mideast and Africa. By defying the Hegemon in Syria AND showing its naval claws, Russia showed that it will not play ball with the Hegemon’s plans. Therefore Russia must be brought to heel. SO that the Hegemon, can choke China by sea and by land.
China knows that its only salvation is to stick to Russia like ink on paper. Until it has developed sufficient strength of its own.
The only quibble I have is Larchmonter 445’s claim that this alliance is forever. Countries act on the basis of interests and when China gets strong enough to confront the Hegemon it may well separate from Russia. These two countries have a natural basis for rivalry. This is the weak point that the Hegemon will seek to exploit.
But therein lies the Hegemon’s Dilemma! The only way to defeat the Helix Pair is to allow China to become so strong that it decouples from Russia. But allowing China to become so strong means that the Hegemon can not defeat it!
I would say that the 21st century will witness the end of the 500 years of Western domination of the world. It started with Portugal and Spain it will end with the United States. Power moves to the East, the land of the rising sun. Where it has lain for most of the last 3000 years.
China Arises and to quote Mao
“I have leapt over four hundred turns
To reach the green crest.
Now, cold-eyed, I survey the world
beyond the seas”
Saker –
A great White Paper. You had to have worked very hard on this, and given the amount of Western-induced fitnah that has been produced, as well as the new sanctions on Russia, this is an appropriate time for this paper to appear. Let’s face it, the time for the Empire system should have been over a century ago at the very least. My only concern is that Obama and minions have not been too rational in their actions, although mot Americans do not seem to notice. As far as the educational system goes, I was just down-graded one grade to a B for suggesting that the US would do better to join the BRICS instead of remaining with a dying system. Most professors only want their students to use “approved” resources like Wall Street Journal and that ilk. Until America gets a true educational system back, if it ever will, there is not much hope for Americans. They are far too trusting of their demonic government. As for Russia and China standing together, why not? Both civilizations are older than the US, and with India also in, it would be a more mature world. It would also prove that different types of governments can indeed work together for the good of the whole. What a concept!
No idea why the paper argues that Russia-China should wrestle nukes away from North Korea. As if Pyongyang would genuinely allow such a thing, or any other nuclear state would.
Case in point, why wouldn’t China give up all its nukes as well, considering that its ‘double helix’ partner Russia ‘has its back’ anyway? The same answer applies for North Korea, Pakistan, India, Iran, France, England and anyone else.
Said Korean reunification can take place without stripping North Korea of nukes. If one’s not careful, than Washington will unify the Koreas on its own while retaining said nukes, as the Saker made clear that Washington prefers Pyongyang keep them anyway.
With our eyes focussed for a moment on the Korean peninsula, disturbing political policing developments have arisen south of the DMZ, with hefty sentences for Rep. Lee and others found guilty of working for NK. UPP, a left-leaning party, has also been dissolved by the constitutional court in the court’s first decision of this kind. Same accusations, looking very trumped up and indicative of a sea change. The judicial attacks have targeted and are designed to intimidate political actors amenable to reunification and eager for the US to leave. SK looks very like it’s just stepped back 30 years or more.
With our eyes focussed for a moment on the Korean peninsula, disturbing political policing developments have arisen south of the DMZ, with hefty sentences for Rep. Lee and others found guilty of working for NK. UPP, a left-leaning party, has also been dissolved by the constitutional court in the court’s first decision of this kind. Same accusations, looking very trumped up and indicative of a sea change. The judicial attacks have targeted and are designed to intimidate political actors amenable to reunification and eager for the US to leave. SK looks very like it’s just stepped back 30 years or more.
denk, thankyou for the link to szamuely. I especially enjoyed the following quote:
‘”Non-discrimination” and American power go rather well together. Civilization is about discrimination. It is about preferring one thing to another, one’s own language to another, one’s own moral values to another, one’s own traditions to another.’
For me, tolerance is a limited virtue– fine as a minimal characteristic but if overdone apt to erase one’s identity & all moral awareness.
Merry Christmas!
Penelope
i like this …
*Now that the Cold War is over, we need to be saved from the United States.* !!!
Here in Africa in a remote village in Kenya where only 18% of the country is electrified and internet connection is in the range of 60% on mobile platform.. We can see the grand chess game being played by the globalist.. Using the Hegelian dielect.. The west and the brics are nothing but controlled opposition… Putin may be godsend but time will tell..the entire Russian elite are in bed with the banksters ..ie the Rothschild.. The double helix is the beginning block of global government under the control of the Rothschild..who act as the Queen for the devil king in the grand chess game..while Putin if its true he is godsend is acting as the queen for the king Jesus Christ as for the world population we are but pawns in the grand chess game..as for now the devils Queen is winning the game for the devil with deception and fiet money..thanks Shaker for the opportunity to provide an opinion from the dark Continent and prove even here in Africa thanks to the internet… We see the grand chess game unfolding
..and humanity facing a doomed future… Only Putin can save us from the coming horrors…America and Europe are now under satanic control.
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Russina (Chissia?) is an entity with two “I”s – which makes reflection and perspective possible. All the better to defend against the rampaging, all consuming, self-obsessed, Anglo-Zionist cyclops.
Dear Larchmonter 445,
Thank you very much for your excellent paper. It was very interesting to read the North Korean angle especially in light of the fake Sony hack and the sanctions the USA has now imposed. I really hope the North Koreans see sense via Russian influence.
I was away and only just catching up and having the time to read your white paper. Thank you Saker for posting the paper – much appreciated :).
Wishing you all the best for 2015 Larchmonter 445.
Rgds,
Veritas
This article is absolutely fantastic and the educational replies are invigorating.
ThanQ muchlee Larchmonter445 and The Saker.
Am downloading and will read. Seriously much appreciated.