US President Joe Biden will warn his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he will face 'costs' if Beijing rescues fellow authoritarian ally Russia from intense Western sanctions.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden will warn his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday that he will face "costs" if Beijing rescues fellow authoritarian ally Russia from intense Western sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Trade rows and snarled international supply chains will be discussed, according to Psaki, but a big focus is expected to be the Western bid to force Russia from Ukraine, where President Vladimir Putin's invasion is in its fourth week. Not only could Beijing potentially help Russia weather crippling pressure on its banks and currency, but Western governments would then face the painful decision of whether or not to impose sanctions against China, likely prompting turmoil on world markets.
He hoped China would use "whatever leverage they have to compel Moscow to end this war," the top US diplomat said. Xi and Putin symbolically sealed their close partnership when they met at the February Winter Olympics in Beijing - just before Putin launched his onslaught on Ukraine.
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