As the West condemns Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has vocal supporters in China, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tells its people that they are fellow targets of US-led harassment. “If Russia is destroyed, we will be next. This is for sure,” said Wang Yongchun, a retiree in Beijing. “The United States wants to dominate the world.” Such comments reflect the stance of a ruling party that is the closest thing Putin has to a major ally: The war should stop, but the US is to blame. The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has...