China has little to nothing to gain from being an allied of Russia. China needs to export to the West to survive. The Russian market is not able to absorb what

China has little to nothing to gain from being an allied of Russia. China needs to export to the West to survive. The Russian market is not able to absorb what China needs to sell. China has already distanced itself from Russia. China’s happy to sell Russia what it can buy, but there is no real upside to that relationship.