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Following its 2014 invasion of Crimea, Russia was expelled from the G8 and sanctioned by the United States and its allies.
Xi Jinping visited Russia just three days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
On February 4, 2022, during the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia announced a "no-limits friendship."
Following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, European imports of Russian oil have decreased to less than 500,000 barrels per day.
Since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Chinese imports of Russian oil have increased by approximately one-third.
Over 50% of all Russian imports now come from China, up from 25% a few years ago.
China is supplying Russia with dual-use technology like semiconductors that can be used for both military and civilian purposes.
A 2017 RAND estimate concluded that the combined military power of Russia and China is stronger than that of the United States.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons.
In 2022, China was the number one trading partner for 140 countries.
China's geopolitical goal is to change the global order while maintaining its stability, whereas Russia seeks to destroy it.
China's economy is almost nine times larger than Russia's.