Beijing and Prigozhin: what does China think of the Wagner uprising?

<div>It’s now a week since the Wagner Group revolted against the Kremlin.<br> <br> Though the dramatic uprising was quelled within 24 hours and the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is now exiled to Belarus, the episode will have lasting impact on President Putin’s authority.<br> <br> Among those closely watching the events unfold would have been the Chinese leadership, who sent out a statement of support for Putin, but only after it was clear that the revolt had been put down.<br> <br> What will those in Zhongnanhai make of the Prigozhin uprising? And could something similar happen in China?<br> <br> On the episode, I’m joined by James Palmer, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy and long time China hand, to discuss.</div>