On 25 September, at the United Nations General Assembly, China and India called for a peaceful settlement of the war. China and India's foreign ministers stopped short of expressing continued support for Russia at the Assembly, a fact that is reflected in US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's remarks that Russia is "under pressure" from India and China.
However, on 27 September, Russia and China signed an agreement on the mutual deployment of the Glonass and Beidou satellite navigation systems in their respective territories. The stated purpose of the agreement is to facilitate navigation in both states.
Dr Michał Bogusz from the Warsaw-based think tank, the Centre for Eastern Studies, said in an interview for the Polish Press Agency (PAP): "The signing of the agreement on 27 September... indicates that the two parties wish to deepen cooperation where this does not expose China to the risk of sanctions."
The parallels between Ukraine and Taiwan are very much in the minds of both China and the US. Taiwan has also pressured the EU to discourage China from any possible invasion.
U.S. Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, said on 2 October that he does not anticipate an imminent invasion by China, but added that "China was trying to establish a "new normal" with its military activities around the island." (Reuters)
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan 15 September annoyed China, which responded by launching military drills near Taiwan.
Sources: PAP, Reuters
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