China and Russia: A deepening partnership?

Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China and Russia appeared to be growing ever closer. Russian President Vladimir Putin being one of a handful of known leaders to attend the Winter Olympics, where he signed a landmark strategic partnership with his counterpart, President Xi Jinping. Will that 'no limits' partnership survive Russia's newfound pariah status?

In this live event, co-chair of the China Research Group Alicia Kearns MP was joined by Professor Sergey Radchenko, Dr Maria Repnikova and Bonny Lin. These three leading Sino-Russian experts set out the historical and geopolitical context of the China-Russia relationship and answered questions including:

• How reliant the strategic partnership is on the personal relationship between Putin and Xi
• How the invasion of Ukraine has been portrayed in Chinese and Russian media
• Whether Russia can accept being the junior partner in the relationship
• How the West's response to the invasion will shape China's thinking on Taiwan

Find the full transcript of the event on our website.