China Had Enough of Russia - END of PUTIN Was Never So Close

Just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China declared with great triumph an unlimited friendship with Russia.

This friendship signaled a future of close cooperation between the two countries in trade, energy and, perhaps most importantly, security.

More than two years after the war, the meaning and interpretation of this unlimited commitment has now changed dramatically.

In recent months there has been much debate in Chinese society about Beijing's alliance with Moscow.

Some factions within the Chinese public and leadership have advocated a more formal alliance with Russia, while others have taken a more cautious stance.

The once prominent language of boundless friendship has quietly disappeared from the joint China-Russia statement.

China used to have very strong military, geostrategic and economic cooperation with Russia.
Much of this is still going strong today.

But the global repercussions of Russia's drastic nuclear policy changes were at odds with China's perception of the economic ecosystem it wanted to create.

The efforts of Russian banks and economic entities to hide behind China to circumvent Western sanctions also put China under pressure in the global arena.

Moreover, Russia's cooperation with North Korea put China under enormous pressure both in the Asia Pacific and in the global arena.

Each time China was pushed into a difficult position where it had to pay Russia's penance both geopolitically and economically.

By now, China's lobbies were tired of Russia, and gradually the voices of Enough is Enough were being raised.

So why has China grown weary of Russia and shifted its international policies against Putin?

Or was Putin losing Xi, whom he sees as his most important ally?