Revealing the attitude of China towards the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its role in the world “chessboard”, is the exclusive interview given to Apostolos Maggeriadis by the Chinese ambassador to Greece.
The official fired “arrows” at the United States and the West, refuting reports of support for Moscow from Beijing.
It also places responsibilities on USA on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and calls on both sides to continue negotiations on a ceasefire.
The interview:
XIAO JUNZENG
Ambassador of China to Greece
The highest priority now is to prevent the situation from escalating or even getting out of control, leading to a massive humanitarian crisis. Last week, President Xiouch attended a virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Soltz, and reiterated that we must jointly support peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and encourage the two sides to work together. to maintain the momentum of the negotiations.
Journalist
China is a country that claims to respect international law. I wonder why China has not condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine like the Western countries.
Ambassador of China to Greece
China has consistently and consistently upheld the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the basic rules governing international relations, and the assurance of the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of all countries. This position applies to the issue of Ukraine as well as to other regional issues. The crisis in Ukraine could have been avoided. However, the tragedy was ultimately created by one miscalculation after another of the related parties. Dr. Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, has already pointed out in a 2014 article that Ukraine should act as a bridge between east and west, not as a one-sided outpost against the other.
The Chinese ambassador said that the sanctions imposed on Russia will harm the world economy, while speculating the accusations of humanitarian or China’s military assistance to Russia.
“China-Russia relations are based on a non-aligned, non-confrontational relationship and the non-targeting of any third party. The conjecture of Sino-Russian communication and understanding behind the Ukraine crisis is a manifestation of the “strategic anxiety” and “strategic despair” of some countries and the media. The crisis in Ukraine is the result of security tensions that have accumulated and intensified in Europe over the years. It is very important to deal with the fundamentals of the issue. Stakeholders, especially the US, should abandon the Cold War mentality, power politics and unilateral approach, and seriously consider how to build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture to prevent duplication of such . »
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