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What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn't

  • Written by Joseph Torigian, Assistant Professor of International Service, American University School of International Service
What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn'tPresidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping during happier times?Mikhail Tereshchenko/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in Russia who were looking on with concern. Over in China, too, there may have been some...

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