The number of the day is 2. Only two countries in the world have recognized the illegal Russian annexation of 2022: Syria and North Korea. - AFU StratCom

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Has China actually recognized it or is it more a case of refusing to condemn it or insisting on taking a position contrary to the US'[s]?

What? Does the aid received from the US and EU not count?

$2.1B from the US alone since 2022 plus sanctions on Russia and Belarus.

Edit, since folks can't Google:

https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/condemning-russias-illegal-attempts-to-annex-ukrainian-territory

Pretty clear recognition to me. In fact 143 nations voted to condemn Russia calling what they did "illegal".