The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has cast a bright spotlight on Beijing's stance toward Moscow and the war in Ukraine. And it's a stance that is opaque, complicated, and uneasy.
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, attend an official welcome ceremony prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, …The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has cast a bright spotlight on Beijing’s stance toward Moscow and the war in Ukraine.
According to reports from Beijing, Mr. Scholz, on a four-day visit, called on Mr. Xi to “contribute more to a just peace in Ukraine,” stating that the war there has “a very significant negative impact on security in Europe.”During a two-hour phone call with Mr. Xi this month, Mr. Biden “raised concerns over support for Russia’s defense industrial base and its impact on European and transatlantic security,” per a White House readout of the conversation.
Russia’s artillery-centric army, burning through munitions, is clearly running short. That is apparent in Moscow’s turn toward two states that are heavily sanctioned and anti-West: Iran has supplied combat drones, North Korea has sent shells and tactical missiles. “Continued economic and technological support for Russia runs the risk of international sanctions being extended to China,” wrote the Asia Society in a 2023 commentary.
As the war dragged on without the swift Russian victory many predicted, the term “unlimited friendship” disappeared from Chinese state media. In June 2022, a leading pro-Russia diplomat, Le Yucheng, was demoted.In April 2023, Mr. Xi called Mr. Zelensky. Mr.
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