One may suspect that, in exchange, Beijing would expect from Moscow the same kind of "benevolent neutrality" regarding its assertions in East Asia and the Western Pacific.
They weren't exactly benevolent.
Centralization is shown to dominate when governments are benevolent.
Such spiritual beings when regarded as benevolent are usually called angels in Western religions; those viewed as malevolent are termed demons.
Indeed, his political philosophy did not deviate much from that already developed by the great thinkers of the Zhanguo period and adopted later by the Han emperors, who have been generally regarded as benevolent rulers.
This can be regarded as benevolent, but also creates debts and dependency.
There are few people outside the organisation who would regard it as benevolent or trustworthy.
Though we all have an interest in lower insurance premiums, few people regard insurers as benevolent organisations acting wholly in the public interest.
The sultan has blocked alternative political structures from developing, but observers say that he has also guided his country wisely, for the most part, and is regarded as a benevolent despot.
Meet Detroit's Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr, a man who literally said he wishes to be regarded as a benevolent dictator.
It's almost unbelievable that corner shops were raided and people went to jail over films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Evil Dead; films that are regarded today with benevolent admiration, in the same way we remember GG Allin, or that kid who used to bring his snake into school.
