China’s Pro-Russia Remark Aimed at Repairing Ties After Intelligence Breach: Insider

Beijing’s statement that China does not want Russia to fail in Ukraine was meant as an apology to Putin, an CCP insider said.
China’s Pro-Russia Remark Aimed at Repairing Ties After Intelligence Breach: Insider
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently told the EU’s top diplomat that China does not want Russia to fail in Ukraine because Beijing wants to keep the United States distracted—emphasizing that a Russian collapse would allow the United States to redirect its strategic focus toward Beijing.

This statement, to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, raised eyebrows internationally, as it departs from China’s long-standing claims of neutrality regarding the war.