In February, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping declared that their friendship had no limits. Now, the war in Ukraine is testing that relationship. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explores how the war in Ukraine is weighing on Beijing. Photo: Associated Press With its ties with the U.S. shakier than in decades, Beijing is becoming wary that its alignment with Russia during the Ukraine crisis could also cost it a relationship that has sometimes functioned as a buffer in its contest with Washington: Europe. For years, Chinese leaders have deployed a divide-and-conquer approach to Europe, enticing some nations such as Germany and those in Central and Eastern Europe with both market access to the world’s second-largest economy and greater Chinese investments in some of those countries. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership View Membership Options