Foreign Minister Wang Yi was much more forceful in demonstrating his “friendship” with Moscow than his willingness to mediate
While the United States, the European Union and Ukraine itself ask for help to mediate with Russia and stop the war, China continues to play hard to get and play a supposed ambiguity that, by omission, is actually a veiled support for Putin. This is how it is seen every day in the media and on social networks, and this was stated this Monday by the Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, much more forceful when it comes to demonstrating his “friendship” with Moscow than his mediating will.
“The friendship between Chinese and Russians is solid as a rock,” he assured in his appearance on the occasion of the National People’s Assembly, the annual meeting of the organic Parliament of the regime. When asked by a journalist, Wang Yi explained that “no matter how precarious and challenging the international situation is, China and Russia will maintain their strategic focus and advance their comprehensive cooperation.”
Wang Yi pointed out that “China is ready to continue playing a constructive role and facilitating dialogue for peace, working with the international community when necessary to carry out the necessary mediation.”
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But he did not explain how he would do it and limited himself to insisting on the need for dialogue and recalling that “on the second day of the conflict, President Xi Jinping called Putin by phone and expressed the desire of China, Russia and Ukraine to have peace talks as soon as possible.” soon as possible. President Putin responded positively, and since then there have been two rounds of negotiations.” “We hope that the third will make more progress,” he said without mentioning the word “war” and ignoring the bombings and attacks on civilians, which have frustrated attempts to open humanitarian corridors.
As for Taiwan, the ‘de facto’ independent island claimed by Beijing, Wang Yi wanted to make a difference with Ukraine and declared that “both issues are different and cannot be compared”. “Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and an internal issue, while the other issue is between two countries.” In addition, he accused the US of “supporting Taiwan secessionists, which will bring unbearable consequences.”
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