US Secretary of State Blinken publicly called out the Chinese for considering increasing their aid to Russia. The act of publicly stating what the Chinese (and our allies) have already been told privately, conveys a number of very specific messages.

Phillips O’Brien goes through some of what this statement means in the following thread -

There is alot to Blinken saying this publicly that needs to be unpacked. The 1st reason is the USA must be very concerned that China is actually going to supply significant military support to Russia. So far, most have said that China was more helping around the edges. https://t.co/DCJFLUrdTP

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) February 19, 2023