The US State Department spokesperson stated that China should not support the Russian defense industry. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia creates tension around the world.
The United States affirmed this Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinpingcannot at the same time improve ties with the West and support Russia, after he promised to strengthen relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“China cannot play both sides,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
The statement from the State Department spokesperson
“You cannot have both and want to have (better) relations with Europe and other countries while simultaneously continuing to fuel the biggest threat to European security in a long time,” the spokesperson added, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The United States estimates that Chinaalthough it does not directly send weapons to Russia, supports the Russian defense industrya concern raised by the head of diplomacy Antony Blinken on a visit to Beijing last month.
He Chinese support for the Russian defense industry “It not only threatens Ukrainian security, but also European security,” Patel said.
Mutual support between Russia and China
Xi and Putin defended themselves on Thursday in Beijing the Chinese-Russian axis as a factor of “stability” and “peace” in the world. The Russian president is making a two-day visit, his first trip abroad since he was re-elected in March and his second to China in just over six months.
The Chinese leader has just returned from a tour of Europe, where he defended the right to maintain normal economic ties with its Russian neighbor. In statements broadcast on Russian televisionXi stated that China “hopes for the early restoration of peace and stability on the European continent”.
Asked about China’s support for a peace processPatel said: “From our point of view, “The solution is simple: the Russian Federation just has to withdraw from Ukraine.”
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