Airbus Wins Largest Single Order for H160 Helicopters from China's GDAT

[etylo]

I think the decoupling stuffs and sanctions etc is being pushed more by the US, Europe is still not there yet to that extent. Moreover E.U is made of several countries which varying degree of interests. So concensus about such decisions isn't universal for the union. So E.U countries aren't as keen to reduced ties with Russia as the US to be honest. For European countries they consider Russia more of a threat than China, and rightly so giving their proximities. So E.U countries have been more willing to partner with China than the US . Reason for example Airbus was the first and only aircraft maker to set up an assembly line in China since 2010(Airbus only pant outside of Europe) while Boeing refused to do so until this day. In fact Airbus is even thinking of setting up a second assembly line in China this year and expaning their footprint and investments in China. There several such projects in helicopter fields with successful sino European joint ventures programs making helicopters for China Market and other such project in several fields.
So you should know how to pick your fights , which i think it's why Xi Jinping has always tried to be on Europe's good side and encourage more cooperation. Both has huge trade and investment ties. I thinknthisbis the biggest deterrent for China not supporting Russias invasion of Ukraine . Since this would have totally changed Europe's stance of still being fairly neutral and non committal in US pressure to contain China. If China had supported Russia military then things would have changed completely and European leaders would have gad no choice than to pull their companies amd investments out of China due to sheer pressure, this the relationship would have taken a turn for the worse.
Overall Xi Jinping was smart not to pick sides in this conflict. China has more to gain by taken an observer status and gaining the maximum from both Europe and Russia.

Still many European and indeed Western companies havent pulled out from Russia yet, maybe just companies like MCD and KFC.

 

[Rusty2]

you got to go where the money is

Even hardcore, I will murder you for hurting my religious feelings, mullahs will prostate to the all mighty dollar.
Money really is the only force stronger than God. Just see the hard core religious posters here. Will cuss you out one moment for their hurt religious feels, then turn around and tell atheist commies how much they love them.

 

[nahtanbob]

Still many European and indeed Western companies havent pulled out from Russia yet, maybe just companies like MCD and KFC.

1500+ have pulled out

 

[etylo]

1500+ have pulled out

Data compiled by Yale showed that of nearly 1,600 companies in Russia before the war, more than a quarter had continued to operate fully there, with some only postponing planned investments. In a survey of twice as many firms, by the Kyiv School of Economics, that proportion was closer to 50 percent.

Leave Russia? A Year Later Many Companies Can’t, or Won’t.

Not all Western companies packed up and left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Some say Moscow has tied their hands, while others choose to stay put.

www.nytimes.com

 

[nahtanbob]

Data compiled by Yale showed that of nearly 1,600 companies in Russia before the war, more than a quarter had continued to operate fully there, with some only postponing planned investments. In a survey of twice as many firms, by the Kyiv School of Economics, that proportion was closer to 50 percent.

Leave Russia? A Year Later Many Companies Can’t, or Won’t.

Not all Western companies packed up and left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Some say Moscow has tied their hands, while others choose to stay put.

www.nytimes.com

Bottom line companies cannot send any fresh $$$ or new equipment in. That is a long term killer.
What you are pointing out is short term issues in winding down operations