China still benefits from Russia relationship, even with international reputation at risk: experts
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China and Russia continue to grow the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which extends their influence across the Asian continent as it adds more members, such as Iran.
"Then, [we] see Jinping himself when he was in Uzbekistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, actually confirmed that endorsement," Chang added. "The only conclusion that we can come to is that Beijing is not backing away from Russia." Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
The China and Russia dynamic has remained a troubling one for the United States since even before the invasion of Ukraine started in March 2022. Beijing purchased around 100 metric tons of Russian coal in the run-up to the invasion and relaxed Russian wheat imports – all of which helped provide Russia with much-needed cash as Western sanctions hit hard and fast.