Beijing – An isolated Russia could be driven further into China’s arms economically in the wake of sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine, but Beijing appears wary of offering a warm embrace.
Western countries have hit Russia’s economy hard including by closing airspace to the country’s planes, freezing assets and excluding seven banks from the SWIFT interbank messaging network.
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