War in Ukraine?

I don't see how my examples prove your point. Yes, China has gone to great lengths in the past to express its own agenda in the face of Western influence, but I am arguing that they are not going to side with Russia in this case simply because it would antagonize the West. China doesn't get much out of blindly supporting Russia after they disregard the sovereignty of another nation.

They do when that other nation's stability is of good interest to China. The reason I pointed out your points are supportive is because China/Russia share their ideologies (see Syria) but because of their position they're forced to remain passive about it. Now if war broke out, I could see China backing Russia in what should be our victories like North Korea

This is actually a concern for China and they are likely feeling wary about Russia's recent imperialist foreign policy change.

This I'm not familiar with

And I wasn't questioning your source, just was explaining why I can't read it currently but appreciate the link, it's also recent but I have not seen the same perspective echo'd anywhere else which is odd to me. Doesn't make it any less valid or anything of that nature