Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China's potential willingness to offer military aid to Moscow in the increasingly drawn-out conflict. 9News
China has refused to criticise Russia for its actions or even to call it an invasion in deference to Moscow. At the same time, it insists that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations must be upheld.China has refused to criticise Russia for its actions or even to call it an invasion in deference to Moscow
with defensive weapons, and said Beijing would "never accept finger-pointing and even coercion and pressure on China-Russia relations".A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, February 18, 2023. China has tried to walk a fine — and often contradictory — line on the Russian invasion.
So far, China's support for Russia has been rhetorical and political, with Beijing helping prevent efforts to condemn Moscow at the United Nations. "It was important for me to share very clearly with Wang Yi that this would be a serious problem," Blinken said, referring to potential military support for Russia.
Chinese warships were photographed taking part in joint naval drills with Russia in the East China Sea."It is the US who kept providing weapons to the battlefield, not China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday.After the meeting between Wang Yi and Blinken, China's Foreign Ministry issued a statement that it has always played a constructive role in the Ukraine conflict by adhering to principles, encouraging peace and promoting talks.
That trade is seen as throwing an economic lifeline to Moscow, but there have been no documented cases of China providing direct aid to the Russian military along the lines of the inexpensive military drones that Iran sells to Moscow.
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