A must read/corrective to @ft's wishful piece on China distancing itself from Russia, by one of the smartest Russian observers of China, @AlexGabuev.

If Russia's digging itself ever-deeper into a hole of China-dependence, why wouldn't Xi give him shovels? While winking to Europe
RT @AlexGabuev: 🧵🇨🇳🇷🇺
Does China distance itself from Russia because of war against Ukraine? A terrific @FT piece helps to understand how Beijing wants its policy towards Moscow to be see…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1613059253052358656