CRINK cooperation deepens, but China remains wary

Hong Kong, October 13 (ANI): A quartet of countries — China, Iran, North Korea and Russia — is sometimes referred to as CRINK, and they enjoy distinctive alignment in many areas. Yet suspicion between the four remains deep, which explains why China is being careful to pick a cautious path that prevents it from being treated as an international pariah, yet still allows it to show solidarity with its fellow authoritarian states. Examining the Iran and Ukraine wars, a report by the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) noted, “These two conflicts have demonstrated both the strengths and…