The Epoch Times China is “paying close attention” to how the United States responds to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.).
“Our biggest opponent in the long run is not Russia, it would be Xi [Jinping] and China with their strategy. And they are watching closely,” the senator told Epoch TV’s “China Insider” program at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 24.
“They are going to try to have their cake and eat it too,” he said, adding that he believes China will “throw a lifeline to Russians’ economy.”
Beijing has been pushed into an awkward position during the Ukraine crisis, given its deepening ties with Moscow. While it has carefully avoided criticizing Russia for attacking Ukraine and accused the United States of stoking war, it has also maintained that it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations…
