Haven't you noticed the insane amount of diplomacy going on?

Sides are being taken.

Cambodia revealed last year that the Chinese have already finished a new naval vase there. That base, it took 6 years to build.

Biggest investor in infrastructure projects in Africa? China.

Biggest investor in infrastructure projects in Mexico for the last 20 years? China.

Who did the new German PM go see 2 months ago to "beg" for something to be done about Putin? China.

This war is being fought with money, influence, and diplomacy.