China affirms its “Friendship” with the Ukrainian people. Taken away from Moscow?
On Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry said it formally endorsed the remarks of its ambassador to Ukraine, Fan Xianrong, who expressed "friendship" with the country as it is attacked by Russia. The comments mark how Beijing has been the most supportive of Ukraine so far, coming at a time when China has been accused by the Biden administration of opening backdoor cooperation on arms supplies and sanctions evasion.
According to a press release on the Lviv government website, in recent days the Chinese ambassador told Lviv governor Maksym Kozytskyi that China remains a " friendly country of the Ukrainian people" and that "it will never attack Ukraine".
Asked about the remarks at a daily press conference on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said: “ China definitely supports these remarks from our ambassador to Ukraine. China supports all efforts that contribute to alleviating the situation and for a political solution “.
The ambassador's previous remarks had generally been in favor of the "unity" of the Ukrainian people in the face of the invasion of Russia …
"I, as an ambassador, can say with responsibility that China will always be a positive force for Ukraine in an economic and political sense," Fan told Lviv officials, according to the Ukrainian statement. “We will always respect your status, develop relationships based on equality and mutual benefit. We will respect the path chosen by the Ukrainians because this is the sovereign right of every nation ”.
According to Bloomberg's comment, the surprisingly positive and supportive words addressed to the Ukrainian government could be taken as some sort of Chinese promise that no military aid will be provided to Moscow, although the minister has avoided links between these statements and the allegations of providing. military equipment to Russia moved by the USA.
Zhao in a daily briefing on Tuesday asked if China fears US sanctions amidst accusations of silently supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine: “China has repeatedly expressed its position on sanctions. Beijing discourages the use of sanctions to solve problems and even more opposes unilateral sanctions with no international legal basis ”. In short, Beijing gives a blow to the circle and one to the barrel.
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