On Ukraine, US would be smart not to push China off the thin red line
Instead it should be encouraging Beijing — through incentives, not punishments — to reduce its lean toward Russia.
Instead it should be encouraging Beijing — through incentives, not punishments — to reduce its lean toward Russia.
Analysts scoffed when the EU’s Josep Borrell said ‘it must be China.’ But he’s onto something — and Biden should take notice.
The new China-Russia friendship ‘without limits’ is being put to the test, the latest chapter in nearly 80 years of shifting power relations.
China risks secondary US sanctions should it help Russia avoid the economic penalties it has incurred after the invasion.
Beijing appears to have put some daylight between itself and Moscow. Washington should be smart in its own next steps.
Some say the US has infinite resources to engage in a militarized challenge on both fronts, while the other camp wants a full pivot to Asia.
This is Russia and China declaring a shift in the world order, one in which the US does not lead.
It may come off as a bromance of convenience, but the relationship between the two powers was nurtured long before today.