BEIJING: The United States has said China is 'considering providing lethal support' for Russia's war in Ukraine. Beijing quickly rebuffed the claim this week but experts say it may have
Meanwhile, Ukraine managed to halt the Russian juggernaut and even gain an upper hand. But some experts believe the war is at an inflexion point, with each side clamouring for resources and eying decisive gains as Winter moves into Spring.Against this backdrop, an influx of Chinese weapons would be"a game changer", Mick Ryan, a strategist and retired Australian Army major general told AFP.
"China will not listen to the United States' demands. China will strengthen cooperation with Russia in accordance with its own national will and national security concerns," he said.Ukraine becoming a Cold War-style proxy conflict"The war in Ukraine is crunch time for the international security environment, for the world order," said Alexey Muraviev a professor of security and strategic studies at Perth's Curtin University.
Conversely, a Russian victory would mean"inflicting a strategic defeat on the United States", he said, helping resuscitate President Xi Jinping's narrative that the West is in decline - an idea damaged by Russia's poor showing in Ukraine.
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