China’s Potential to Aid Russia’s War in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 22, 2023. Anton Novoderezhkin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

A quick survey of China’s well-stocked pavilions at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from Feb. 20 to Feb. 24 makes clear that the regime in Beijing need only apply a fraction of its military and technical might to enable a Russian victory in Ukraine.