Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ China-Russia partnership on eve of Olympics

Taipei calls no limits' agreement announced after Xi-Putin summit an insult to the Olympic spirit

Taiwan has condemned as contemptible" the timing of China and Russia's no limits" partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, saying the Chinese government was bringing shame to the spirit of the Games.

China and Russia, at a meeting of their leaders hours before the Winter Olympics officially opened, backed each other over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan with a promise to collaborate more against the west.