China’s relationship with Russia has only grown closer since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Just last month, 2,000 Chinese troops took part in a joint military exercise with Russian forces. That development having already exceeded some of the more pessimistic predictions, the question now is: How close can the relationship get?
Russia is locked in a debilitating war, and its economy is battered by a wave of Western sanctions. Moscow has a thousand reasons to seek better ties with China. But what is China’s motivation?
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