It is extremely unlikely that China will shift its support for Russia, unless Western actions impact too heavily on the Chinese national interest.
When General Secretary Xi Jinping and President Putin declared on February 4th that their relationship would know “no limits” and was dedicated to realigning the global order, neither may have realized how quickly these ideas would be put to the test. While it is inconceivable that Putin did not inform Xi of his views about Ukraine at their summit in Beijing, it is possible that the full extent of his invasion plans was not revealed. We will never know. However, Russia’s subsequent invasio
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