China may take an escalation step. In particular, by providing deadly military assistance to Russia.
This was stated by the speaker of the US National Security Council John Kirby. Note that earlier the White House has already warned about the possible actions of Beijing.
We don't believe they've taken this (Channel 24 lethal assistance capability) off the table,” Kirby said.
According to him, the administration, Joe Biden still does not believe that China “made a decision to move forward.”
Russian aggression put China in difficulty – White House
The war the Kremlin has unleashed against Ukraine has placed China in a difficult position where any support for Russia from it will complicate relations between Beijing and Europe and the rest of the world. This was stated by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
We have not yet seen China take any steps (to provide Russia – Channel 24) with lethal weapons. We believe that the Russian war in Ukraine has put China in a difficult position,” the White House spokeswoman said.
Jean-Pierre also noted that the United States has repeatedly expressed its position to the Chinese side, including during a meeting in Munich between Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese representative Wang Yi. According to the speaker, this topic was spoken out “very clearly.”
