The chief of Chinese diplomacy would have expressed in private in Brussels his hostility to all the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict unfavorable in Moscow, according to CNN.
China does not want to see Russia defeated. Visiting Brussels this week, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reportedly told the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, that Beijing considered a defeat of Moscow in Ukraine as an outcome “unacceptable” at the conflict, according to the South China Morning Post and CNN who quote an anonymous Chinese official. “China believes that the European Union cannot support such a scenario”said the Chinese minister at a fierce four -hour long meeting with representatives of the European entity.
During this exchange, where subjects ranging from cybersecurity to rare earths, including commercial imbalances, Taiwan and the Middle East, were mentioned, Wang Yi also motivated his position by affirming that such an outcome allowing the United States to turn all their attention to China. The senior official told our colleagues that “These words suggested that Beijing could prefer an prolonged war in Ukraine which would prevent the United States from focusing on their competition with China”. This position comes backwards from the public position of Beijing of neutrality in this conflict.
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Friday, during a press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the spokesperson Mao Ning, questioned about this exchange, reaffirmed the longtime position of Beijing on the conflict. “China does not intervene in the Ukrainian issue, she recalled. China’s position on the Ukrainian crisis is objective and consistent: negotiation, ceasefire and peace. An prolonged Ukrainian crisis does not serve anyone’s interests.Before adding that China wanted political rules as quickly as possible: “We will continue to play a constructive role alongside the international community to find a way out (in war).”
Beijing-Moscow axis
These words illustrate the persistent strategic proximity between China and Russia, which Beijing continues to support indirectly despite the war in Ukraine. The European Union also accuses several Chinese companies of having delivered double -use equipment to Russia, used on the battlefield. In mid-May, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin defended the Beijing-Moscow axis as a factor of “stability” and “peace” In the world, the Russian leader hoping for increased support from China to his war in Ukraine. The China-Russia relationship “Is not only in the fundamental interest of both countries and both peoples, but it is also conducive to peace”had argued Xi Jinping, during a meeting with his counterpart in Beijing.
The Asian giant is a crucial economic salvation board for Russia, plagued by heavy Western sanctions taken to punish it from its military offensive in Ukraine. Just back from a tour in France, Serbia and Hungary, Xi Jinping defended the right to maintain normal economic ties with its Russian neighbor. China notably benefits from inexpensive Russian energy imports. The two countries had celebrated in early 2022, just before the trigger for the invasion of Ukraine, a bilateral partnership described as “Without limits”.
