China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas on July 3 that the country cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine amid fears the U.S. would shift focus towards Beijing, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing sources familiar with the conversation.
It’s not exactly irrelevant when people try to frame “the West” as caring about justice and human rights as our imperial vassals actively conduct a genocide.
You cant really separate between the east and the west here though. Russia is attempting a genocide against Ukraine, China is committing 2 genocides and plans a third.
Overall “the west” is the side which is recognizing human rights more and every movement trying to change that is coming from russia.