There’s been a real concern lately about China sending lethal weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine. It’s quite possible that will happen, although the United States is threatening sanctions against any government daring to supply such aid. One wonders, however, how rigorous such sanctions would be against a country supplying us with most of our medical supplies and a good chunk of our rare earth minerals. We are still far too dependent on China for a host of items to be rigorous in enforcing embargoes. There is another reason, however, why China might be hesitant to shower Russia with ...