China keeps West guessing about economic pressure on Russia

FILE - Workers gather during a ceremony to start construction of the China-Russia East Route natural gas pipeline, also known as the Power of Siberia trunk pipeline, in Heihe in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province on June 29, 2015. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is keeping the West guessing about whether Beijing will cooperate with tougher sanctions on Russia as he meets President Vladimir Putin a year after declaring they had a “no limits” friendship ahead of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China keeps West guessing about economic pressure on Russia