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The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4.

The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China’s ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.

(Image credit: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4.

The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China’s ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.

(Image credit: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

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