Senior Chinese officials told their Russian counterparts to
delay sending in Vladimir Putin's troops into Ukraine until after
the Winter Olympics had finished, an intelligence report has
claimed.
The New York Times quoted Biden administration officials and
a European official who cited a Western intelligence report
about the agreement.
The Times said the intelligence report indicated senior Chinese
officials had some level of knowledge about Russia's plans or
intentions to invade Ukraine before Moscow launched the
brutal operation last week.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters that
China had made the request but declined to provide details.
The source declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of
the matter.
'The claims mentioned in the relevant reports are speculations
without any basis, and are intended to blame-shift and smear
China,' said Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese
embassy in Washington.
The U.S. State Department, the CIA and the White House
National Security Council did not immediately respond to
requests for comment from Reuters news agency.
Senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early
February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter
Olympics in Beijing, according to intelligence reports.
Pictured: Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian
President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their
meeting in Beijing, China on February 4, 2022
After weeks of warnings from Western leaders, Russia
unleashed a three-pronged invasion of Ukraine from the north,
east and south on February 24, just days after the 2022
Beijing Winter Olympics ended.
The intelligence on the exchange between the Chinese and
Russian officials was collected by a Western intelligence
service and is considered credible by officials reviewing it, the
Times reported.
Senior officials in the United States and in allied governments
passed it around as they discussed when Russian President
Vladimir Putin might attack Ukraine but intelligence services
had varying interpretations, the Times said, adding that it was
not clear how widely the information was shared.
One official the Times said was familiar with the intelligence
said the material did not necessarily indicate the
conversations about an invasion took place at the level of
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin.
While visiting Beijing for the opening ceremony of the Winter
Olympics in February, Putin signed important agreements with
his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-10571425/Senior-Chinese-officials-told-Putin-DELAY-sending-troops-Winter-Olympics.html

How could China not be aware? The two powers have always been cooperating in pushing back against the West.

"An enemy of your enemy(USA) is your friend".With this,even North Korea and Iran will team up with Russia.