Xi's Losing Bet on Putin Is Backfiring

Things didn’t go as the chummy autocrats expected.

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Oh, bother.
A bit wishful thinking. Not sure China's soft power and international reputation is their priority right now. They seem to rely more on brutal force when they deal with international relationships, a bit like Europeans in the 19th Century.
- Yeah, and they're finding out that shit doesn't fly in today's world.
  
  If you have the brute force and willingness to use it, any shit will end up flying.
The headline's confusing. If a losing bet is backfiring, does that mean it's now a winning bet?