China’s foreign ministry on Monday criticized new allegations from the United States about its alleged intentions to provide military aid to Russia during the war it has been waging with Ukraine for a year.
Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks that “China remains true to its principles” and is “committed to promoting peace talks and playing a constructive role.” ,
In this sense, he stressed that State Councilor Wang Yi, the main person in charge of Chinese diplomacy, has already recalled that “strategic cooperation” between Russia and China is based on “non-confrontation and non-choice of third countries”. Is. “, so they do not accept that the United States “points the finger” and “forces relations between Beijing and Moscow.”
A State Department spokesperson questioned, “The United States, as an important country, has every reason to work for a political solution to the crisis rather than fanning the flames or exploiting it.”
“China will firmly stand by the side of peace and dialogue and play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation,” the spokesperson stressed. Document on how to seek a political solution to the crisis.
“The document will reaffirm President Xi Jinping’s important proposals, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, upholding the principles of the United Nations, all legitimate security concerns, and support for peaceful settlement efforts” He added that “a nuclear war should never have been waged”, he explained.
Finally, the Foreign Affairs Spokesperson confirmed Wang Yi’s official visit to Russia in the coming days, although he did not provide any further details on the matter, nor whether he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The details of the visit will be announced in a time bound manner,” he said.
In an interview with CBS, Blinken said Sunday that Russia is providing “non-lethal support” to Russia, though he suspects it may begin providing “lethal support,” which could have “serious consequences.” Can
“To date we have seen Chinese companies … providing non-lethal support to Russia for use in Ukraine. We are now concerned that the information we have is that they are considering providing lethal support.” are,” he said.
Blinken said he met with his Chinese counterpart in Munich on Saturday, to whom he conveyed the United States’ “deep concern” about the “possibility of China providing Russia with lethal weapons.”
Blinken also expressed fears that China would help Russia avoid Western economic sanctions as bilateral trade between the two continues and Beijing continues to buy oil, gas and coal from Russia.
Fear of “World War”
For his part, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday about the risk that China would ally itself with Russia after its ambiguous position during the past year, because if so, a new “world war” could break out. will begin.
Zelensky admitted in his statement to the German newspaper WorldJoe does not see it possible for Beijing to side with Kiev in the short term, but has warned specifically about the risks if it allies with Moscow, in line with fears expressed in recent days by the Joe Biden administration.
The Ukrainian president has confirmed that China is also aware of the risks it would pose to clearly position itself in favor of Russia, an extreme to which the officials of the Asian giant have chosen only to deny it.
