War in Ukraine: China, Russia and the international order

The Sino-Russian partnership will hold despite the complications for Beijing. But China is tainted by association.

A satellite image shows a military convoy along a highway north of Ivankiv in Ukraine on Feb 28, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
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How complicit was China in Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

We will never know for sure what exactly transpired between Mr Vladimir Putin and Mr Xi Jinping when they met just before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in early February. But some things can be inferred from the chronology of events and China's actions and inactions.

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