Though Beijing ostensibly pursues a policy of neutrality on the Ukraine crisis, Hu Xijin, former chief editor of state tabloid Global Times, noted the benefits of maintaining the new partnership with Moscow in the face of a common enemy. “Russia’s war takes it to the forefront of competition with the U.S., temporarily replacing China, giving us breathing space to regroup after Trump’s brutal trade war,” he wrote in a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibointended for domestic audiences.
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