U.S. President Joe Biden refused to comment Thursday on whether he was urging China to join the international community in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The two countries — after all — have recently emerged as fast friends.
Last month, they announced a “no limits” partnership, essentially a non-aggression pact denouncing external interference in their respective territorial areas of interest.
They also inked a 30-year gas pipeline deal — one that saw China extract huge concessions from Russia in exchange for cash President Vladimir Putin will need to weather Ukrainian-related sanctions.
University of B.C. political science professor Yves Tiberghien says China’s approach to Russia is tactical. There’s
