A senior Chinese diplomat warned on Tuesday that „hawkish powers” in some countries are backing the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which could further worsen the situation in the region.
Li Hui, the Chinese government’s special representative for Eurasian affairs, told reporters in Beijing that „all sides are concerned” that the West will „continue to relax its conditions for Ukraine to attack the Russian border with weapons supported by Ukraine”.
Li embarked on a fourth round of shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis from July 28 to August 7, which took him to Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia, and the latest developments confirmed such concerns as Ukraine opened a new front in the conflict by invading Russian territory. month.
Last week, the United States pledged military supplies to Ukraine while expanding sanctions to cover Chinese companies it accuses of doing business with Russia.
„All sides believe the reason the crisis continues is not only about Russia and Ukraine, but the conflict is actually being manipulated by the military-industrial complex and the global war system they represent,” Li said.
The international community is widely concerned about the further escalation and spread of the conflict, and many countries believe the pressing task is to defuse the situation, he said.
Li accused „a certain country” of using the crisis to shift blame and create a theory of „China’s responsibility”. Using illegal and unilateral sanctions, the country threatens other countries with normal economic and trade relations with Russia, he said.
Li’s fourth round of shuttle diplomacy follows a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba last month in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. This comes at a time when hopes for a peaceful resolution to the protracted Ukraine crisis are fading. .
The ambassador’s previous three trips have taken him to several countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Poland, France and Turkey, as well as the EU headquarters in Brussels.
Speaking about why he chose Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia for his recent visit, the senior ambassador underlined that these countries are representative of the Global South and key forces in promoting global peace and development.
He said the three countries share the same position with China on the Ukraine crisis, maintain contact with both Moscow and Kyiv, maintain an objective and fair position, and are committed to a political solution to the crisis through dialogue and negotiation.
China and Brazil jointly issued a six-point common understanding on a political solution to the Ukraine crisis in May, and Li expressed hope that many countries would lend their support to this common cause.
He encouraged many countries to create conditions and provide assistance to the two conflicting parties to resume direct dialogue and negotiations. He called on the various parties to focus on how to combine the peace efforts of all parties and promote a fair and just solution.
Jian Junbo, deputy director of the Center for Sino-European Relations at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, said China’s mediation efforts followed the principle of non-partisanship, respected common interests and adhered to the majority opinion in the international community.
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