Actually, China is watching how the west is trying to conquer Russia, and they know they're next.
Thats why they are pushing so hard for peace.
When push comes to shove, self preservation rules.
The people really running the country are neocons, and peace isn't in their vocabulary.
Nah, we don't want to "conquer" Russia. Although that may be the basis of their paranoid fear that drives their decision-making. A weakened Russia ? Now that might not be a bad thing.
