William Burns believes Beijing is concerned about Russian invasion bringing US and Europe closer, as President Xi urges 'maximum restraint' in Ukraine

Beijing continues to refuse to condemn Moscow's invasion or join Western sanctions, with top diplomat saying ties constitute 'one of world's most crucial bilateral relationships'

House speaker reveals envisioned law would also aim to block Moscow from World Trade Organization; Western nations ask Interpol to boot Russia

Official Chinese news sites have also published baseless claims that the US trained Ukrainian neo-Nazis to destabilize Hong Kong during protests there in 2019

Beijing calls New York Times report that it had advance knowledge of Moscow's Ukraine war plans 'fake news'

Putin and Xi issue joint statement opposing NATO expansion and American moves in the Asia-Pacific region

Maneuvers reflect bold attempt by Kremlin to halt decades of NATO expansion after the end of the Cold War; Putin working to strengthen alliances with countries opposed to West

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blames 'armed militants' for using fuel hike protests as cover for takeover plot, insists Russian-led troops called in to help quell unrest will leave 'soon'

During unprecedented three-way naval exercise, Tehran officials say countries cooperating to counter 'common maritime threats'

Four days of joint exercises begin in Gulf of Oman, amid tensions over nuke deal's unraveling; regime says 'cooperation and unity' with its allies 'show Iran cannot be isolated'