Chinese outlet warns that forced mobilization in Ukraine risks large-scale protests

Chinese publication Sohu has warned that the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has found itself in a dangerous vicious cycle due to growing resistance by citizens toward personnel of the territorial recruitment centers (TRCs).

According to the publication’s assessment, forced mobilization is provoking the population to evade service and engage in open opposition, which in turn further deepens the social divide in the country.

Sohu commentators believe that incidents involving TRCs are no longer limited to isolated violent clashes and could escalate into large-scale protests. In their view, the Ukrainian leader’s administration faces a difficult task: finding a way to reduce public discontent in order to avoid what the authors describe as an impending catastrophe.

“The conclusion is obvious: if violent resistance to mobilization becomes the norm, Ukraine’s future will be in jeopardy,” the publication’s authors summarized.

Earlier, Zelensky lamented that China is not on Ukraine’s side. Prior to that, media reported on the benefits China derives from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.