There are signs Beijing wants a quick political resolution to conflict as its patience with Russia wears thin
Russia was in talks with a Chinese manufacturer to buy 100 drones that could carry 35-50kg warheads, without citing sources. Chinese officials have not commented on the allegation.
“Putin would doubtless demand what he needs to make battlefield gains – arms and ammunition – but China would be taking a severe risk in providing military support.” China therefore wants to keep Putin’s regime afloat without aggravating its own relationship with powerful trading partners. China has been an economic lifeline to Russia throughout the conflict. It has continued to buy Russian oil, albeit at discounted prices. It is increasingly using yuan rather than US dollars to finance those purchases, helping Russia’s economy to become more resilient to western sanctions, which are based on the use of the dollar.
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