China Treats Russia as Junior Partner: Xi Received Putin "Like an Emperor"
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, the ongoing war in Ukraine has transformed Russia into China's "junior partner," dramatically shifting the balance of power between the two countries. At their most recent meeting, Xi Jinping received Vladimir Putin in a manner commentators compare to an emperor receiving a guest: "he sent him home." Putin increasingly plays the role of a supplicant seeking Chinese economic and political support.
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