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中国的逻辑非常清楚。对北京来说，俄罗斯是纯粹的殖民地。这意味着大都会与殖民地之间的经济关系有一条绝对铁定的规则 —— "从那里"来的是价格低廉的原材料，到"那里"去的是价值最高的高端产品。
在殖民地领土上进行生产，尤其是全周期生产，就意味着要把部分附加值留在那里。商业逻辑中不存在这种慷慨。
这就是为什么中国人所能承受的最大限度是类似"莫斯科人"那种"全散件"组装，也就是重新贴铭牌，而且还得有一个强制性条件，即铭牌也必须在中国生产。
出于同样的原因，中国人对为自己的任何产品建立完善的服务基础设施都不会有太大兴趣。坏了就去买个新的。一口气换全套都不是太过复杂的事。尤其是考虑到目前的竞争几乎为零，那么这种做法就显得再合理不过了。
尤其是，中国自身就处于规划期限相当短的情况。危机四伏，逃无可逃(https://www.patreon.com/posts/zhong-guo-he-e-100104455 )。因此北京认为眼下的利润比未来的利润“更可取”。甚至更“前瞻”。
总之，任何在中俄“盟友”关系问题上吞吞吐吐的描述，非傻即坏。殖民者和殖民地之间是无法成为盟友的。且中国是乌克兰局势的关键(https://www.patreon.com/posts/e-wu-zhan-zheng-99244869 )，所以……
#Russia #China #Colonialism #Geopolitics
Good interview with director Mati Diop on her film about the return of 26 looted African treasures from France back to Benin (formerly Dahomey).
A key section of Dahomey shows a debate that Diop organised among Beninese students.. Their comments cut to the heart of Dahomey’s broader theme – notably when one young woman, a native speaker of the Fon language, says that when she learned about her own culture, it was in French"
#Dahomey #Benin #France #Africa #Colonialism
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/19/mati-diop-dahomey-atlantics-beyonce
"The story of how the #UnitesStates identity was formed is almost invariably told by looking east to Europe. In #AmericaAmérica #GregGrandin vividly demonstrates that the nation’s unique sense of itself was in fact forged facing south toward #LatinAmerica"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAko46HvZSQ
#historyOfTheAmericas #LatinAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #UShistory #ModernHistory #colonialism #colonialViolence #revolutions #books @bookstodon @histodons
