Biden warns China against siding with Russia

BRUSSELS REUTERS March 24   - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said that China knows its economic future is tied to the West, after warning Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Beijing could regret siding with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.   

 “I made no threats but I made it clear to him - made sure he understood the consequences of helping Russia,” Biden told reporters of his call on Friday with Xi.   

 “I pointed out the number of American and foreign corporations that left Russia as a consequence of their barbaric behaviour.” The Biden administration has been pressuring China to refrain from supporting Russia including by helping it counter Western sanctions and providing military assistance.