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a new wave of covid-19. the worst since wuhan 2020. economic blow back from the war in ukraine is the last thing beijing can afford. american officials have warned china will pay a price if it circumvents sanctions to help russia. or helps militarily. china has to make a decision for the themselves about where they want to stand. and how they want the history books to look at them and view their actions. and that is the decision for president xi and chinese to make. president biden right now hoping to get xi to take on the role of peacemaker. interesting to compare the read outs from both sides. the u.s. side stressing this was mostly about ukraine. with biden warning xi of the consequences should china help russia. state media here in china playing up that xi pressed biden on taiwan. which china considers as part of its sovereignty. xi warning biden if the taiwan issue is not handled properly. it won t be good for u.s. china
and solving the geopolitical crisis. so neither leaning towards russia, nor leaning towards ukraine. and instead, try to present itself as a neutral-third party. reporter: as china s economy takes hits from a new wave of covid-19, the worse since wuhan 2020, economic blowback from the war in ukraine is the last thing beijing can afford. american officials have warned that china will pay a price if it does circumvent sanctions to do business with russia or helps putin militarily. china has to make a decision for themselves about where they want to stand, and how they want the history books to look at them and view their actions. and that is the decision for president xi and the chinese to make. reporter: president biden right now hoping to get xi to take on the role of peacemaker. interesting to compare the readouts from both sides. the u.s. side stressing this was mostly about ukraine, with biden warning xi of the consequences should china help russia. but state media here in c
in their countries, consolidating power and changing laws so that they might rule for life. they have aligned their countries closer to one another, conducting joint military exercises and sharing a common adversary the u.s. what putin and xi jinping have in common here is actually the desire to undercut u.s. credibility to drive a wedge between washington and its allies. reporter: but russia s messy invasion of ukraine has president joe biden turning to china, hoping xi may be able to help end russia s war. according to chinese state media cctv, xi told biden in a virtual meeting friday that china and the u.s. have a responsibility to work for peace. saying, the world is neither peaceful, nor tranquil. the ukraine crisis is something we don t want to see. u.s. officials say moscow has asked beijing for help and the u.s. worries that any economic or military support china sends to russia has the potential to change the balance on the battlefield, and could take the
sting out of the western sanctions currently crippling russia s economy. the white house said friday s discussion included the two leaders agreeing to maintain open lines of communication. china may see this as an opportunity to burnish its credentials as a major global player capable of step inning and solving the geopolitical crisis. so neither leaning towards russia, nor leaning towards ukraine, and instead try to present itself as a neutral-third party. american officials have warned china will pay a price if it does circumvent sanctions to do business with russia or helps putin militarily. china has to make a decision for themselves about where they want to stand, and how they want the history books to look at them and view their actions. reporter: and, erin, it is interesting to compare the readouts from both sides. the u.s. side stressing this was mostly a conversation about ukraine with biden warning xi at the consequences should china help russia. but interesting to lo