> China will use this dependence as a bargaining chip with the US and/or Europe at some point. You are misunderstanding how China views itself and its current

> China will use this dependence as a bargaining chip with the US and/or Europe at some point. You are misunderstanding how China views itself and its current position. They don’t really bargain this way anymore and especially not when it comes to country bordering them and they consider in their sphere of influence. Most analysts seem to think that China is not very happy about what Russia is doing. It means they will probably put pressure on Russia for an end to the war. I expect them to try to be leading and hosting the negotiation to show that they are a diplomatic power nowadays. I don’t expect them to negotiate an end of their support with the US however. They still share a common goal with Russia after all. They both want to limit the US influence in their direct neighbourhood.