It doesn’t appear that Beijing has provided any military assistance or violated the economic sanctions on Russia.
- China does not want to take a position on Ukraine that could undermine Russia, said Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
- It doesn’t appear that Beijing has provided any military assistance or violated the economic sanctions on Russia, he said.
- “But they’ve not said no. And I think what the U.S. is trying to do is make sure that that doesn’t happen and they just can’t get a yes out of the Chinese or any kind promise.
- Joe Biden spoke to his counterpart Xi Jinping for nearly two hours on Friday about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He warned China of a global backlash and “consequences” if Beijing helps Russia in its war on Ukraine.
- “I think that means that we’re going to continue to see China, in an argument that isn’t really necessary for them to have, except for the fact that Xi Jinping, just simply can’t stomach doing something that might make Putin look bad,” Kennedy said.
- On Saturday, China’s state media reported that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is on the right side of history with regard to the Ukraine crisis — and time will prove it.
- “We have always stood for maintaining peace and opposing war,” Wang said,
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