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