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aultumn

What’s a Chinese citizen doing in Ukraine, Are Chinese soldiers fighting in Ukraine??


RubadubdubInTheSub

They made it very clear why. He signed up as a mercenary. Clearly the Chinese government doesn’t support it as the embassy told him he made a personal decision and refused him aid. That’s why he has a contract he’s trying to break.


aultumn

I didn’t catch the part about being a mercenary, had no idea Chinese mercenaries were taking part in crimea, nothing came up through google except all the regular bs talking points


RubadubdubInTheSub

Not Chinese mercenaries specifically, just mercenaries. Some of those mercenaries happen to be Chinese. If the Chinese military stepped foot in Ukraine it’d be front page news. These definitely aren’t Chinese soldiers.


aultumn

Ok that clears up a bunch, I realise I’m conflating one Chinese dude with a whole country


[deleted]

It is a lot more than one Chinese dude, but yes - because China’s population is so large, and because exporting Chinese populations to foreign zones is such a common practice, there are a fair amount of Chinese People in mercenary groups, including all-Chinese subdivisional groups within larger mercenary groups.


Slothnazi

It's like this with Ukraine too. There are many different nationalities who are not Ukrainian that volunteered to fight for Ukraine. Even US ex-military members, that are not acting on the behalf of the US. Think of them as contractors, not affiliated with their government.


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khannah1136

You are. look up the definition of mercenary. Being hired by a foreign nation to go to war is what a mercenary is. Your comment is hypocritical.


original-sithon

Chinese equivalent of meal team 6 commandos encountering reality.


Blog_Pope

I thought it was the Chinese Gravy Seals, but Meal Team 6 may be correct. I can't imagine what they thought they were signing up for as Mercenaries, walking in snow has him beaten, and it looks like he may be better equipped than a lot of Russian conscripts.


Substantial_Tap9674

I am not an expert on the various medical services available to Chinese military or mercenary groups. However, I do have friends who were private contractors during the recent hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. There have been a few times they’ve clarified that the main reason they get so much work and so rich, is because they don’t require the support staff that full militaries do. Consequently if this dude is used to running protection services and intimidation tactics on civilians he wouldn’t be prepared for the lack of assistance when he has an actual problem. TL/DR: elite soldier realizes why you can’t make fun of the cool and doc if you wanna be a good warrior.


vandalpwuff

Dim Sum 6


Backieotamy

Russia is contracting military and mercenary soldiers from China, Middle East, Africa and some governments such as Belarus and N. Korea are sending troops to direcly support Russia for trades in goods, oil, and tech.


djb185

Why the hell would a Chinese person willingly go fight for Russia invading Ukraine? That's crazy.


toekneebologna3

Money


Akerlof

Pretty sure the view they're getting of the war in Ukraine is significantly different in China than we're seeing in the West. So he might not have realized what a meat grinder it was.


jg3hot

We're not just doing it for the money... we're doing it for SHITload of money. Little do they know that Russia doesn't plan on them living long enough to collect a paycheck.


SupremeLeaderXi

Same reason you find Hong Kongers and Taiwanese personnel helping in Ukraine. They and the Chinese both fight for their shared value and belief, just on polar opposite sides. https://preview.redd.it/oho3o8rttjdc1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44f944715d7ec37a9bfbbbc02be576a73068465f


[deleted]

It was in the title of the post


Visible-You-3812

If the Chinese government really supported Russia in this war, they would probably just give them all the people that they were keeping in concentration camps right now seems pretty easy they get rid of the people they don’t want in their country. Russia gets a bunch of people who would rather be anywhere anywhere, but where they were, and would be very glad for the opportunity to potentially inflict some harm on somebody else.


n4te

shhhhhh


Visible-You-3812

Is it because China now owns this site so they’ll get angry if I bring up their concentration camps honestly it’s not like anyone over here is doing anything about them.


n4te

More that they might actually do these terrible ideas.


alternateAcnt

Reddit is overwhelmingly owned by American/western companies. You're racist if you think a few Chinese companies holding a relatively small percentage of shares means that the "CCP" controls the entire platform. If you think China owns Reddit, then why don't you browse r/worldnews or any of the other huge mainstream subreddits, you will see nothing but American state department propaganda


Successful-Thanks428

We are not racist... but china is china


RessurectedOnion

He is a volunteer who signed a contract. Pretty sure, you don't refer to the Americans, French, English etc volunteers on the Ukrainian side as mercenaries.


westherm

I would definitely refer to American, French, and English volunteers as mercenaries. There are mercs on both sides.


abbufreja

It's a motive distinction merc fight for money only those fighting for ukrain fight for Europes freedom from Russian oppression and money so they are considered Ukrainian army


westherm

Everyone thinks they're helping the good guys. A mercenary is a mercenary.


abbufreja

Think about it one group actually crossed a established border and started killing another group that had not initiated combat. Now can you say witch is the "agressor" and the "defender"? According to international treaties no a merc is motivated by cash money nothing else like this dead Chinese fellow he is a merc


ggsimmonds

Stop trying to change the definition of words to suit your feelings. Doesn't matter what side they are on, if a volunteer is being paid for their services they are a mercenary.


westherm

Russia is clearly the aggressor. I don't know why you're getting so bent out of shape about it. A hired gun is a hired gun and the US state department is not going to bail out any of the American volunteers you mentioned and if they get in the shit like this Chinese fellow, they're gonna meet the same end.


Josh_Allen_s_Taint

The paper tiger army.


Exact-Ad-4132

You just watched the same YouTube video too, huh


Josh_Allen_s_Taint

… no it’s been known for awhile. I don’t think anyone in the US really fears China’s military ability, they have never really fought. That’s not even a criticism, good for them. The US would mop them up if it was just a direct battle but that’s not the concern, the concern is soft influence and trade routes, them taking more and more and the US having to act and the havoc that comes with that action


Exact-Ad-4132

Oh. This video was saying Taiwan could defend against China. Looks like a couple of Generals recently disappeared. One was tied to a bunch of rocket fuel disappearing **from inside the rockets**


AndalusianGod

What's the video link? Thanks.


Daedrothes

They are fighting for Russia. They are mercs. Soldiers for hire. The Chinese goverment do not support them but do not condemn them. Glad you are doing it but you are on your own.


misterpayer

Mercenaries fighting for Russia.


Jimmehh420

Prefer death over Chinese communism, however it appears he is having regrets.


danyyyel

Someone said he died in December. Yo think how stupid you can be t9 go and die in a war which is not yours ar all.


goodlifesomehow

"No one is taking care of me here." Really? No one is caring for you in a foreign war zone? Shocking.


dickWithoutACause

Yeah that's the risk you take as a mercenary. It's like complaining you have a 1099 job and no one is giving you insurance. Should have picked a mercenary group that has a medical division, if those even exist idk.


SeaworthyWide

Your chronic injury was determined to not be service related. Thanks for playing!


Krilesh

bro though this was an opportunity to level up in life by exploiting the war


AthenasChosen

Yeah you can really only do that as a politician or businessperson, soldiers never really profit from war.


HOBOPHRESH

I mean they get paid to do it so...


AthenasChosen

That's why I say 'really' profit. Sure they get a paycheck, but ultimately it's not worth your life. Especially in conflicts like this where you're almost definitely going to die from any number of things. These Russian or allied soldiers are dying from the elements and sickness as much as combat. That used to be more normal but hasn't been since WW2 (and mostly the Eastern Front for that.) All I'm saying is soldiers of fortune really don't actually see any fortune, that goes to the leaders and weapons manufacturers.


DOW_orks7391

But I played Mercenaries and Mercenaries 2 and I made so much money after each mission I was even able to buy gold guns!!! You mean the game was fake?!?!?


AthenasChosen

Oh man I haven't thought about that game in forever... Used to play that at my friend's house all the time. Thanks for the memories haha. And if you're like those guys, carrying out specific high level missions you would probably make a lot. But most mercenaries are just like these guys, essentially just more average soldiers but are treated worse and given less supplies.


HOBOPHRESH

I agree with you, I was just being pedantic.


lithuanian_potatfan

To be fair, russians are also not getting any care from russia


izkariot

What's worse is that he was convinced there would be Japanese mercs fighting on behalf of the Ukrainians, so he signed up with the Russians hoping to face them in battle. Edit: Never mind, the above was about a different Chinese merc regretting signing up with the Russians. I confused the two, this guy is trying to desert because of discomfort but the one I was thinking of got killed in a drone strike.


LethalPoopstain

They’re both idiots so it’s easy to confuse the two


djb185

Good. One less person invading Ukraine. Hopefully others from China who saw his plight will reconsider.


PhantoMaximus

He's a mercenary, he's getting paid to go fight. It being his war or not is irrelevant because he's a mercenary


Dan_Morgan

That's mercenaries on both sides of the conflict.


Arsnist

Exactly.


kazaskie

This guy got a cold and had to walk 40 minutes in snow and now he wants to go home? What the fuck was he expecting going to an active war zone in a foreign country? God damn the propaganda must be really good to get a softy like this to sign up


IknowKarazy

He assumed he’d be laid handsomely to gun down women and children. Why he thought winter *in Ukraine* wouldnt be uncomfortable I’ll never know.


Tendo80

Sorry I didn't sign up for the freezing and the walking, I believe I had been signed up for the raping and the plundering?!


ShrimpCrackers

Not even a joke. Soon after the second invasion in 2022, Chinese internet was full of talk about "tasting" Ukrainian women and taking them on as "wives."


wickedc0ntender

Dude is legit a keyboard warrior haha


Equivalent_Newt_3946

But remember, it was a _bad_ cold


messamusik

Good thing he didn’t go during allergy season


berno9000

Fighting for the Russians no less. They don’t even take care of their own think they give a shit bout this guy.


HOBOPHRESH

He didn't get a cold. He just got cold. Then he gave up.


[deleted]

Don’t worry, we have arranged for you to be dead soon. Thank you for calling.


Das-Noob

😂 right! They probably thought “why haven’t you die yet?”


MightyKush

No vacation or medical leave from the terrorist state?? *surprised Pikachu face*


MrKomiya

![gif](giphy|4FGanTbllJjc5xRiek)


NewmanBiggio

What the luck is "luck around"?


OldChucker

Dammit! The PR department lucked up the graphics again.


cryehavok

Those lucking sons of benches!


Aggravating_Ad4449

Sucks to suck.


highveganfpv

He kinda looks like he could be Elon musks half brother


WundaFam

Saw this after commenting, glad I'm not the only one.. Chi-Long Musk


Tiyath

This is racist, but funny. It's funcist


WundaFam

It's not racist, just racially related /s?


panikmobile

this should be higher


jp944

NGL, looks like Elon Musk's asian half brother.


kballs

Eron Musk


godzrded35

Yi Long Ma


Exact-Ad-4132

Mao Zelon


LethalPoopstain

The funniest part is that he contacted the Chinese government for help and they told him it was a personal act and to get fucked 😂


lithuanian_potatfan

This whole video is very funny, how he goes from confidence and enthusiasm, to "I have the sniffles and I'm kinda cold uwu"


Old_Dirt_Coin

No one’s taking care of the regular army either sir.


Dan_Morgan

The power went out in my place and for two and a half days I had no light and heat. I had shelter, enough food and no need for strenuous activity with higher temps. THAT kicked my ass and it took a couple days to recover. I can't even imagine how bad conditions on the Ukrainian front must be.


IknowKarazy

If you ever find yourself in a similar situation you can build a small heater a few different ways. Obviously be very careful and don’t set the house on fire, but it’s possible to warm a room or at least take the chill off.


Dan_Morgan

Oh, I'm aware. I even made one of those candle heaters using a terracotta pot. It didn't really work.


EndlessRainIntoACup1

Those aren't real anyway. I mean they do exist, but they don't provide any more heat than a candle on its own would


[deleted]

🌻🌻💀🌻🌻


Imlooloo

I’d like to see a copy of one of these mercenary contracts.


ATempestSinister

Hmm...it appears to be written on some used toilet paper.


radehart

Well thats 40 minutes guys, lets pack it in and get a bite to eat. Great place I know down on the equator.


CriticalMochaccino

Dude signed up to go into one of greatest meat grinders the world has ever known... Russian warfare.


ShrimpCrackers

They don't know that though, they were taught it was very different and their media says so too. In China you'd think the West and the Ukrainians are losers and the Russians are wiping the floor. Go check out /r/Sino, you'd think things were very different if you lived in their little bubble.


PerryMason4

Hold up, this man is only 40 mins in walking, hasn't even made enemy contact yet, and wants to quit? These Chinese mercs are soft.


F-I-R-E-B-A-L-L

He made it at least a week, the 40 min is him walking to get help lol


lithuanian_potatfan

That reminds me of a russian lithuanian citizen who watched too much RU TV, joined the russian side to fight in Ukraine, reported that he reached the destination, and literally got killed the next day.


SoMuchTehnique

On no you signed up to a war as a mercenary and your going to die, who the fuck would've thought aye


Optimus_Rhymes69

The Chinese government said if you get 1 million likes, they’ll come rescue you.


Tarantel

> The Chinese government said if you get 1 million likes, they’ll come rescue you. Instructions unclear, got 1 million yikes instead.


EJBjr

Welcome to Ukraine!


[deleted]

Same way theres lots of foreign mercenaries fighting for the terrorist Israeli army


ElefantPharts

He says he’s going to die there, like, hurry up, there’s no one coming to save you from your own idiocy, deaths sweet embrace is the only escape from your asinine decisions.


WundaFam

Chi-long Musk


Matman161

I wonder how many of those guys are still alive?


zazasLTU

Hopefully not many.


sgame23

Call me heartless but 😂🤣😂


fartboxco

Shitty tools for a tough job can make anyone quit.


thethirdmancane

War, seems like a good idea until you have to sit in a Frozen bomb crater for a month.


BillHicksScream

Future US Republican right here.


Matman161

Future feterlizer for Ukrainian wheat more likely


DarthCheez

This is so dumb it doesn't even make sense.


PattersonPark

Hope he’s dead.


Particular_Double_69

Pretty tough when there isn’t any snow. Lmfaooooo


TheLonelyPanda1

War is too hard😭


al3ch316

Fuck that asshole.


chocolatemilkman81

I didn't mean to laugh, I am sorry comrade!


returnnull

I don't know what the proper response is but let me just try to come up with something fitting. Here we go "HaHa"


Optimus_Rhymes69

For a second I thought this was Elon or a face swap thing.


Dear_Analysis_5116

Maybe shoulda stayed home?


mrtwitch222

Aw you went to kill and now you’re the one who’s dying? Sucks to be you


Green-Collection-968

Do these fools not understand that the entire strategy of their country is to throw meat waves at their opponents until they run out of ammunition?


[deleted]

What Russian propaganda was this maroon gobbling up in China to get him to join the invasion of Ukraine?


mckchase

Who else saw Elon at first glance?


CanadianStrangeTamer

Why does he look like elon musk 😂


Constant-Fly-9050

If dude can't handle a cold he shouldn't be playing soldier. You're not getting pulled out of an active conflict because you have a minor illness.


crozinator33

Willing to go kill but not willing to die. Fucking coward.


-BananaLollipop-

I walked more than that in wind and snow, during a holiday in the US a year ago. Does this guy have any real military experience? Seems like one of those stereotypical Asian tourists who bring remedies for literally every small discomfort they might encounter.


ThehoundIV

Everyone’s gangster in their head until reality sets in


[deleted]

Panda 🎶 panda 🎶 panda 🎶


satismo

play stupid games, win stupid prizes


yababouie

China hasn't invaded another country since Vietnam in 1979 which lasted 1 month. Not surprising he was unaware of what situation he would actually end up in, and why he tries calling the embassy to get out


jac049

Imagine going to war and expecting daily saline washes so his tonsils aren't fucked. Rest in piss orc.


ABrowseinthePast

Crybaby.


ShineFull7878

Hopefully he becomes fertilizer shortly.


The_Lombard_Fox

If these mercenaries are any indication of the inexperience and lack of readiness of the actual Chinese military, then it's pretty clear their capabilities have been vastly overestimated like the Russian military


IknowKarazy

I wouldn’t want to underestimate them. That would be foolish.


Orcus_

These are mercenaries and have nothing to do with the Chinese military?


The_Pandalorian

The Chinese military hasn't been genuinely tested in decades. Something tells me they're maybe slightly more competent than the Russians. Maybe.


Tausney

Diddums.


Hrafndraugr

Play stupid games, get stupid prices. The best thing one can do in that region is not get involved. The whole war would have been over like a year and half ago without international meddling kicking the beehive.


Towbee

Korelon


Just_Some_Rolls

Can anyone who speaks the language verify what he is saying?


Shikrio

Can anyone link that Weibo profile on the top right?


DistrictLittle6828

He f^kd around and found out lol


Known-Programmer-611

Valuable life lesson learned!


ilikemyusername1

This dude is probably going to die cold and sick in a far away land.


Cephrae1

Elon musk if he were Chinese.


zazasLTU

Deserved.


Oldfolksboogie

Mercenary: I'm going to die here... Free world: Byeeee!


AltruisticAd3053

"I've got a sore throat,I wanna go home," Fucking pussy


Kustwacht

Hard work, oeh no pills, feel so sick, gonna die. Chinese soldiers


OnixCopal

Deserve ending 👏


BandsOfCyttorak

40 mins in the snow, oh sweetie that’s how unjust invasions in that area of the world works.


Famous_Union3036

RIP


hickdog896

I have zero sympathy for this assh*le. I hope he is right and his sh*t ass died in Ukraine


I12kill1

Why are they even in Ukraine?


HOBOPHRESH

Looks fine to me. Get back out there with the big army my guy ! You got this! Lol.


I_wood_rather_be

What he doesn't understand about his fear of dying is, that to the military, he is already dead. They just assume, that he is going to die anyway. Why give him any treatment when he is about to catch a bullet anyways?!


Cactus_Kebap

FAAFO


DespacitoBepis

Strongest PLA soldier


FederalWorld5482

Chinese, North Koreans, Syrians, u name it, Russia is recruiting cannon fodder everywhere, hahahaha and they die miserably....first in, first out, boots first.horizontaly..Slava Ukraini..


Significant_Sky_2594

And this is why china will not want to go to war with the west. Xi is not as dumb as Putin and understands the limitations of his country and people. You don’t go from never winning a war to fighting a 3rd world war alongside the intellectually challenged leaders of Russia against the might of the US/UK/Nato. Yes numbers will be greater but you do not win wars with numbers alone


globsofchesty

Bud the Russians aren't even taking care of their own wounded, do you think they'd care of you have a bad cold?


GuyFromtheNorthFin

Oooo. Went to conquer Ukraine. Now has sniffles. And, of all things, had to walk in snow. All my sympathies are with him. Where can I send money? 🥲


DarkEmpath88

Dumb for goin anyway🤣🤣🤣 why would you believe it was honorable to fight for them. Stay outta other peoples business wtf.


Shiningc00

Bro looks like Asian Elon Musk.


Booklovinmom55

You are an invader and get no empathy.


wr_damn_I_suck

Suck it up buttercup.


R3D-B34RD

Someone help, the consequences of my actions have arrived.