Howard Jiang News Today

Not times i think many of us expected — even those whove been, if you like, pessimistic about russia—west relations you know, over recent years, after salisbury, after skripal, who felt, yeah, things are getting worse and they could get worse. even with that, i think the thought that would be where we are now, i think, you know, is a pretty dark surprise. for some years now, china has been russias big supporter on the international stage, though its been noticeable since the invasion of ukra...

That support is a little bit less warm. now china is offering to help facilitate peace talks over the whole crisis. i asked howard jiang, the head of the bbc china service, what all this meant. the whole world is calling it a war, except russia and china. china is calling it "a situation." occasionally, you see a mention of a special operation. but most people, if you check deeper on their social media sharing, more and more people are getting the sense whats going on. about half of the netizens...

Expected — even those whove been, if you like, pessimistic about russia—west relations over recent years, after salisbury, after skripal, who felt, yeah, things are getting worse and they could get worse. even with that, i think the thought that would be where we are now, i think is a pretty dark surprise. for some years now, china has been russias big supporter on the international stage, though its been noticeable since the invasion of ukraine that that support is a little bit less warm. n...