Did China know Russia would invade Ukraine?
Beijing furious after reports accuse Xi’s government of asking Moscow to delay attack until after the Winter Olympics
Author: China Factor Staff
China Factor staff writers cover a range of issues from Beijing’s global ambitions to the rise of China’s economy. They also serve up the latest news, views and analysis of the political landscape along with developments in science and technology in the world’s second-largest economy. Cross-Strait tension between China and Taiwan is another key area of interest as is the regional rivalry in the South China Sea. Chinese companies we cover include Huawei, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Tencent, Nvidia, Baidu, China Mobile, ByteDance, Neusoft, China Telecom and China Unicom. Banks covered include Bank of China, HSBC, China Merchants Bank, Communications Bank and others.
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