China will muddle through incoherently on Ukraine

China does not support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but cannot align with the West against its greatest 'friend'

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  • Material interests
  • Inexperience
  • Psychology and ideology
  • Sovereignty
  • Domestic political implications
  • Taiwan
  • Outlook

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