While Russian troops have battered Ukraine, officials in China have been meeting behind closed doors to study a Communist Party-produced documentary that extols President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as a hero.<\/p>\n
The humiliating collapse of the Soviet Union, the video says, was the result of efforts by the United States to destroy its legitimacy. With swelling music and sunny scenes of present-day Moscow, the documentary praises Mr. Putin for restoring Stalin\u2019s standing as a great wartime leader and for renewing patriotic pride in Russia\u2019s past.<\/p>\n
To the world, China casts itself as a principled onlooker of the war in Ukraine, not picking sides, simply seeking peace. At home, though, the Chinese Communist Party is pushing a campaign that paints Russia as a long-suffering victim rather than an aggressor and defends China\u2019s strong ties with Moscow as vital.<\/p>\n
Chinese universities have organized classes to give students a \u201ccorrect understanding\u201d<\/a> of the war, often highlighting Russia\u2019s grievances with the West. Party newspapers have run series of commentaries blaming the United States<\/a> for the conflict.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beijing is mounting a campaign aimed at officials and students to rally domestic support for Russia. The message: China will not turn its back. https:\/\/t.co\/jSUWwqiG63<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n