thejapantimes, [Commentary] Given the growing political turmoil in the Kremlin, Xi Jinping's big bet on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has become much riskier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-relations-3/?utm_content=buffer4c37f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #opinion #commentary #china #defense #vladimirputin #russia #ukraine #xijinping #russiaukrainewar