Beijing maintains an “independent” stance on the Ukraine crisis, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, Zhao Lijian, said during a press conference on Friday. The remark came in response to threats made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who warned China on Thursday that Washington would “impose costs” on …
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US President Joe Biden intends to share his “deep concerns” about China not denouncing Russia and the potential “implications and consequences” of that with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their upcoming call, the White House said on Thursday. The call, scheduled for Friday, is “an opportunity for President Biden to …
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China has dismissed calls from NATO for it not to support Russia in any way on Thursday, reminding the bloc it was its US-led forces which bombed its embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 attack on Yugoslavia. “Chinese people can fully relate to the pains and sufferings of other countries …
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said China would face consequences if it backs Russia’s attack on Ukraine, arguing such a move would be an “abomination” while hinting at new international sanctions for Beijing. Asked whether any penalties were in store for China over its refusal to condemn the ongoing Russian …
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The Taiwanese military held drills on an island less than 50 kilometers from the Chinese mainland, reportedly firing weapons at offshore targets amid heightened fears in Taipei that Russia’s Ukraine offensive might embolden Beijing to launch a similar attack. Wednesday’s exercises on Dongyin Island, located southeast of Fuzhou, China, included …
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China will refuse to show this weekend’s scheduled broadcast of English Premier League matches because of the organization’s plans for an effusive support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict, according to reports. The Premier League has stated that it “wholeheartedly rejects Russia’s actions” with several individual clubs also making demonstrations …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “madman” poised to kill thousands in Ukraine, but the world is united against him and others “thinking of doing bad things,” the US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides said in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Nides, who has represented Washington in Israel since December, spoke at …
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China has blamed the US for creating the tensions which led to Thursday’s Russian attack on Ukraine. Beijing further called on the international community to avoid “stoking panic” over the situation. During a press briefing, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the key question was the role played by …
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Beijing has expressed “concern” over how the situation is developing in Ukraine, as Russia announced its recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics. Speaking to his US counterpart Antony Blinken in a phone call on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the latest changes were connected to the continued failure …
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Russia and China are two “revisionist” powers attempting to change the current world order, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs has claimed, three weeks after Moscow and Beijing made a joint statement denouncing many aspects of Washington’s foreign policy, calling for an end to “interference in the internal affairs …
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