China’s Military Aid to Russia: Finally Breaking Decades of America’s Engagement Policy?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters

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At the annual Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned his Chinese counterpart, Chinese Communist Party Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi, against providing “lethal support” to Russia in its war against Ukraine. This was the first meeting between senior Chinese and U.S. officials since the Chinese spy balloon was downed.