Whatever signals the U.S.–Russia summit gave off, the communist party in Beijing is not taking it coolly, analysts say. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s first in-person meeting in Geneva took place as Washington grows more preoccupied with challenges from China, from technology to military aggression to human rights. China dominated headlines over the past week during U.S. talks with Group of Seven (G-7), NATO leaders, and the European Union. Neutralizing Russia to focus on confronting China was a clear objective, and there were signs of progress, said Wu Chia-lung, a macroeconomist based in Taiwan. Speaking on June 16 after a meeting with Putin, Biden told reporters that Russia is “being squeezed by China.” “You got a multi-thousand-mile border with China,” he said of Russia in a same-day press briefing. “China is moving ahead … seeking to be the most powerful economy in the world and the largest and …