National Security

Could Putin’s Aggression Actually Push China Closer to Biden?

DEFINE THE RELATIONSHIP

Xi Jinping has been on uncertain footing after the international response to Russia invading Ukraine. Is there an opportunity for the United States here?

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President Joe Biden doesn’t exactly need another autocrat feeling isolated and off-kilter. But that’s just where Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be right now, with Russia largely cut off from the rest of the world and China wondering if it could be the next international pariah.

And yet, there’s also an...

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