US Fears A War-Weary World May Embrace China's Ukraine Peace Bid..
Even as Xi and Putin grow closer, China is finding a receptive audience for its broader diplomatic push around the globe.
The less China sees an opportunity to work with the US, "the more likely they are to pursue those other avenues and options," said Melanie Sisson, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution. "And in many ways and places, that will mean trying to fray US relationships with other countries."
