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Erin Hale

China unlikely to be worried by ‘weaker Putin’ post Wagner revolt

Chinese President Xi Jinping has developed strong personal ties with Vladimir Putin [File: Mark Cristino/Pool via Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – Ties between China and Russia will remain strong even after the failed mutiny by the Wagner Group last weekend, but analysts say Beijing is likely to become increasingly cautious about Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the future stability of his government.

Beijing, like many governments, remained largely silent on Saturday as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary troops marched towards Moscow after seizing the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

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