The US president claims he told his Chinese counterpart that Beijing would pay a heavy price for violating anti-Russia sanctions President Joe Biden said he tried to lay down the law with China early in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, warning President Xi Jinping that it would be a “gigantic mistake” to ignore the West’s anti-Moscow sanctions.

Attempts to establish such alliances are “harmful and counterproductive” for regional security, the Russian president has said The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

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