China's economic and technological support is enabling Russia's protracted war in Ukraine.
The coordinated Sino-Russian challenge to the US-led global order is creating a more volatile and polarized world.
The 'New Cold War' framing could become a self-fulfilling prophecy, escalating tensions and fostering domestic paranoia.
Russia's nuclear brinkmanship poses a global security risk that China may not be able to fully control.
Opportunities Identified
Exploiting the power imbalance and divergent strategic goals to create friction between China and Russia.
Leveraging China's dependence on the global economy to deter it from providing more direct support to Russia.
Highlighting the contradiction between China's stated principle of 'sovereignty' and its support for Russia's invasion to undermine its credibility with non-aligned nations.