Almost every major government in the world has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — except for China, which has instead given its tacit approval.

On the very same day Russia began its China-approved invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration announced that it was abandoning the China Initiative, the Department of Justice’s comprehensive response to spying and intellectual property theft by China in the United States. Apparently, acknowledging the fact that the Chinese government is systematically trying to steal American technology made the Biden administration uncomfortable.