Beijing’s role in the Ukraine war

Dusseldorf On February 4, the Russian and Chinese presidents reassured each other in Beijing that the world was watching. 20 days later, Russia began its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.

The relationship between the two largest Asian countries raises many unanswered questions: What role does Vladimir Putin’s powerful economic partner play? Is Xi Jinping his accomplice? Is the attack on a sovereign European state the historical turning point that will finally split the world into a democratic and an autocratic power bloc?

Are we experiencing a turning point, will the economic superpower China soon be able to dictate its political and economic principles to the international community?

Wolfgang Niedermark, member of the executive board of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), was convinced at a Handelsblatt panel discussion at the annual conference of German-Asian business (Asia Business Insights): “On February 4, Russia and Beijing threw down the gauntlet to the West .”