Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said that China does not want to undermine Russia.
He said that it doesn't appear that Beijing has provided any military assistance or violated the economic sanctions on Russia.
I think the U.S. is trying to make sure that they don't get a yes out of the Chinese, because they can't get a promise.
President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart about the situation in Ukraine. If Beijing helps Russia in its war on Ukraine, there will be a global backlash and consequences.
I think that means that we are going to continue to see China, in an argument that isn't really necessary for them to have, except for the fact that Xi can't stomach doing something that might make Putin look.
The Chinese state media reported on Saturday that Wang Yi, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, said that China is on the right side of history.
Wang said that they have always stood for maintaining peace and opposing war.
Beijing will make its own assessment of the situation.
Wang said that China will never accept any external pressure or accusations against it.
Wang Yi said that Chinese policy is clear. Kennedy said it was as clear as muddy water.
He said that China should use its influence to put pressure on Russia to come to the negotiating table and accept a cease-fire.
He said that regardless of how this turns out in the battlefield, Putin is losing and Russia is going to lose, so that could test Beijing's friendship.
China has refrained from condemning Russia so far, and hasn't called Russia's assault on Ukraine an invasion.
The director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore said that China is not putting much pressure on Russia.
He told CNBC on Monday that pressure from China on Russia doesn't seem to be in the cards for now.
Even though they have expressed willingness to engage on the humanitarian side, they have not yet made the extra step to actually create the circumstances for that.
Despite continued diplomatic contact, U.S.-China tensions may rise and there is a risk of serious miscalculation.
It said that U.S. officials are deeply frustrated with China's position and believe Beijing has ignored U.S. pleas and warnings.
China is unlikely to provide military aid, but as Russia's economic concerns mount, Beijing will be more inclined to offer a financial lifeline, its analysts said in a note.
They said that Xi would prefer to deal with the conflict directly with Europe.
They said that a positive sign of Beijing separating U.S.-China relations from efforts to diffuse the crisis would be ifXi engages European leaders in the coming days.
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