Considering the fact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine came just 20 days after Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that their friendship has "no limits," many observers see China as a crucial player in the ongoing war. And with Russia reportedly asking for military aid from China and the U.S. repeatedly leaking intelligence that seems to put pressure on China, some analysts have suggested that the Russia-Ukraine war could become a new proxy war in the U.S