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Home / Ukraine / China continues to walk a fine line in Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukraine, China, Russia

February 22, 2023

China continues to walk a fine line in Russia’s war in Ukraine

LYLE GOLDSTEIN: China still has choices to make, and these choices are increasingly difficult.

GOLDSTEIN: Russia is not a big market for China, not compared to Korea, Japan or the United States or Europe. And I think that explains a lot of China’s policy.

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