China rejected calling Russia's moves on Ukraine an 'invasion' and urged all sides to exercise restraint, even as it advised its citizens there to stay home or at least take the precaution of displaying a Chinese flag if they needed to drive anywhere.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, China February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsBEIJING, Feb 24 - China rejected calling Russia's moves on Ukraine an "invasion" and urged all sides to exercise restraint, even as it advised its citizens there to stay home or at least take the precaution of displaying a Chinese flag if they needed to drive anywhere.
"This is perhaps a difference between China and you Westerners. We won't go rushing to a conclusion," she said. "It independently decides and implements its own diplomacy and strategy according to its own strategic judgment and interests," she said. "Some countries have been following the U.S. in fanning the flame," Hua said. "We object any action that hypes up war.""At the current stage, we should consider whether we've done enough in mediation," Hua said, referring to Europe.
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