Chinese State Media Anchor Suggests Beijing Fighting Russia Equivalent to Fighting a Friend

China's state broadcaster CGTN anchor Liu Xin attends an interview at the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, China on May 30, 2019. WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

In order to protect itself, the Chinese regime has refused to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a star Chinese state media TV anchor in Beijing has told her viewers.

Liu Xin, China’s most well-known English host and anchor of state-run English TV channel CGTN, was commenting on the virtual talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on March 19, saying that Biden’s request to Xi was like saying, “Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later?”