In April 2026, a Russian navy flotilla sailed into the port of Zhanjiang, flying both the Russian and Chinese flags, for a five-day courtesy visit. A country three years into a grinding war sent its warships to the one capital that never gave it a soldier, a dollar of aid, or even a firm public statement of support. It looked less like an alliance than a dependency wearing a flag ceremony. Beijing hasn’t fired a shot in either the Ukraine war or…
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