While a large coalition of countries has come together to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China has refused to take sides in the conflict. China’s failure to condemn Russia and Putin was not unexpected, but as energy prices soar it will grow increasingly eager to see an end to the war. China is the world’s largest energy importer, and as the prices of natural gas and oil soar, Beijing will be forced to weigh its economic needs against its geopolitical ones. While it is one of the few global powers that has failed to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China is also one of the countries that is most threatened by the conflict. As the world’s largest energy importer, China suffers greatly when the price of oil, natural gas, and coal soar as they have in recent days. Beijing is walking a tightrope by trying to shore up international […]