In a complex geopolitical position and pressured to condemn Russia, China again refused on Friday to use the word “invasion” for the conflict in Ukraine.
Spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Hua Chunying acknowledged that the situation “is not what we would like to see”, but preferred to point the finger at the United States. According to her, the Americans are responsible for igniting the crisis in recent weeks. The Joe Biden administration had warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent.
“China has been responsible and has tried to persuade all sides not to escalate tensions or incite war. Those who follow American leadership fan the flames and then blame others who are truly responsible,” he said on Friday. 25).
Despite claiming to believe in respecting the territorial integrity of all countries, the Chinese regime sees the Ukraine issue as having its own complex and special historical context.
“We understand Russia’s legitimate concerns on security issues,” another foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, said in an interview.
Russia’s strategic allies, Chinese leaders have vacillated over questions about economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. One of the questions is whether the country is willing to increase the purchase of Russian oil. Wang replied only that “sanctions have never been an effective way to respond to problems.”
In a telephone conversation, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian Vladimir Putin to support Russian efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine with dialogue, according to China’s state television CCTV. Putin said, according to the broadcaster, that he was willing to hold “high level” talks with the Ukrainians.
Hours after the minister’s assistant pushed the blame onto US allies, British Chancellor Liz Truss said she hoped China would defend Ukrainian sovereignty. The UK government demanded a stance from Beijing on the Russian attacks.
“I talked with [o chanceler chinês] Wang Yi on the invasion of Ukraine and made it clear that Russian actions are a blatant violation of the UN Charter,” Truss said in a statement. “As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, we expect China to uphold sovereignty and integrity. territory of Ukraine.”
At a meeting at the United Nations Security Council last Thursday as the invasion took place, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jung did not mention Russia, war or invasion. He just asked for calm from those involved.
Xi Jinping had lent his support to Putin in his claims that NATO should stay out of the former Soviet space. He also condemned the deployment of Western troops to the region.
The leader of China and the president of Russia met at the opening of the Winter Olympics, on the 4th. Soon after, the two countries released a joint statement opposing the expansion of NATO and the American military pacts in the Indo-Pacific region. , a region of key interest for the Chinese.
