Chinese Pundit Jiang Pingzhou: North Korean Troops in Russia-Ukraine War Violates China’s Principles of Peaceful Negotiation; This Might Result in Other Countries – Including China – Getting Directly Involved in the Conflict

On October 19, 2024, influential Chinese pundit Jiang Pingzhou shared on his Bilibili account a video in which he expressed concern over North Korea’s decision to send troops to the Russia-Ukraine war. He warned of serious geopolitical repercussions, particularly for China, and he explained that North Korea’s military presence in the Russia-Ukraine war undermines China’s longstanding principles of ceasefire and peaceful negotiation, while also risking escalation of the conflict, especially since it violates the tacit agreement against deploying foreign militaries in the conflict. He speculated that North Korea’s involvement breaks the balance and raises the possibility that countries like Poland could follow suit and deploy their armies in the conflict too, ultimately dragging other countries – including China – into the conflict.