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00:00Dr Gao, what do you think about that?
00:02We have heard in the news recently about Chinese fighters being captured in Ukraine fighting for Russia.
00:11China may not be there as an official military boots on the ground,
00:15but obviously China behind the scenes is lending support.
00:20Come on, China has a population of 1.4 billion people.
00:24You have read reports about Chinese nationals fighting on the Ukrainian side, being killed on the battleground.
00:31Now you talk about an arrest of a couple of Chinese nationals fighting on the Russian side.
00:38I haven't verified all the details, but assume it is true.
00:41It is not surprising that Chinese people have freedom of movement back and forth across the border.
00:46And I would not be surprised if there are Chinese nationals fighting either on the Russian side of the war or on the Ukrainian side.
00:54This is natural. There are lots of mercenaries, one kind of another, fighting on one side of the war or the other side of the war.
01:02If you go to Kiev, you see national flags of almost 100 countries honoring the dead soldiers killed in the battle.
01:11So let's be honest, let's be realistic.
01:13We are talking about the war, and you are talking about 1.4 billion people in China.
01:18Some love Russia, some Russia, some love Ukraine.
01:23And if, as the American panellists with due respect said, if China is really involved in the war supporting Russia, the war will be over immediately.