Behind China’s Warning Against a Russian Invasion Is a Desire to Protect Ties With the U.S.

China’s much more specific warnings in new times versus a Russian invasion of Ukraine exhibit how Beijing is going for walks a tightrope, trying to develop up a partnership with the Kremlin when protecting against its romance with Washington from starting to be outright hostile.

A shared desire in confronting the U.S. has pushed the China-Russia relationship to its closest level given that the early several years of the Cold War seven a long time back.