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Putin screwed over China with the invasion.
Putin did not tell Xi what exactly was going to happen, and boasted it would
be no big deal and be over in three days. But it was a dismal failure and international
embarrassment.
It screwed with Xi's plans to invade Taiwan.
Xi was horrified to see the international backlash.
The sanctions scared him.
So Putin has been a frenemy and not to be trusted.
Xi is not to be trusted either.
Putin needs Xi a lot more than Xi needs Putin who has turned into a pain in the ass.