Analysis: Have China and India shifted stance on Russia war?
By FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press
Published: November 17, 2022, 8:06am
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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a session at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. China and India, after months of refusing to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine, did not stand in the way of the public release this week of a statement by the world's leading economies that strongly criticizes Moscow. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP, File)Photo Gallery
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — China and India, after months of refusing to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, did not stand in the way of the release this week of a statement by the world’s leading economies that strongly criticizes Moscow.
Could this, at last, signal a bold new policy change by Beijing and New Delhi to align themselves with what the United States and its allies believe is the best way to end a war that has brought death and misery to Ukraine and disrupted millions of lives as food and energy prices soar and economies crack?
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