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Chinese ‘Mercenaries’ Fighting Ukraine

They degrade Beijing’s diplomacy and will provide intelligence to the Chinese military.
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Chinese ‘Mercenaries’ Fighting Ukraine
Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers assemble during military training at the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, in a photo taken on Jan. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Ukraine has claimed that more than 150 Chinese citizens are fighting on Russia’s side in the war, as evidenced by two Chinese fighters captured by Ukrainian forces.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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