OpinionViewpointsBeware of the Long-Term Implications of a Sino-Russian AllianceCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveA bank teller counting stacks of U.S. dollars and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province on Jan. 16, 2011. STR/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Jack McPherrin3/4/2022Updated: 3/4/2022PrintCommentaryAs anticipated, Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. As also anticipated, the West has responded with economic sanctions.