Joe Biden wants to push Xi Jinping to distance himself from Moscow

Warnings. And searches for warranties. On Friday, in his very first contact since the start of the war in Ukraine with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Joe Biden had a very specific purpose: to test the strength of Beijing’s support for Moscow and to warn that any aid given to Vladimir Putin will not would not be without consequence. The moment is decisive: China’s support for Russia is showing timid cracks. But cracks that might only be a facade.