Xi Jinping pushed back against allegations of his country’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine during meetings with European leaders.
Xi Jinping pushed back against allegations of his country’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine during meetings with European leaders, as the Chinese leader makes a six-day visit to the continent amid a period of rising China-Europe tensions spurred by concerns of Beijing’s close to ties Moscow. “China is neither the creator of the crisis, nor a party to it or a participant.
Beijing has defended its trade with Russia as part of normal bilateral ties; it also says it does not provide weapons to parties in conflict. It has not been accused of sending lethal weapons to Russia, but rather goods with military use. Macron said that during their meetings Xi “reiterated” a commitment that he’s made a year ago on “not sending weapons and aid to Moscow as well as strictly control China’s export of goods that could be used in a military way.
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