China calls for facilitating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and continues to work hard to cool the situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Lima on the sidelines of the APEC summit. His words are quoted by People’s Daily.
“China’s position and actions on the Ukraine issue have always been honest.” – he emphasized.
Xi Jinping noted that the world is now turbulent and conflict-prone, and humanity faces unprecedented challenges. He called not to make the rivalry between the great powers the “backdrop of the era” and not to trust in the strategy of “small patios and high walls.”
The White House proclaimed a “small yards and high walls” approach in spring 2023, referring to “protecting critical technologies” of the United States from Chinese access. The Biden administration has imposed “specialized restrictions” on the export of cutting-edge semiconductor technologies to China.
Beijing demands an end to these restrictions.
“The ‘small yard and high fence’ has become a ‘big yard with an iron curtain’, which will seriously destabilize industrial and supply chains, widen development gaps and hinder technological progress,” – said China’s permanent representative to the UN Fu Cong.
In May 2024, China and Brazil presented their “peace plan” to resolve the situation in Ukraine. It involves the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into combat-affected areas, the protection of civilians, the exchange of prisoners of war, and the refusal to expand the combat zone. Beijing claimed in August that “more than 110 countries” supported the initiative.
The plan was rejected by Ukraine, the European Union and the United States, considering that it responds to Russia’s interests.
russian president Vladimir Putin He highly appreciated the “six-point consensus” reached by China and Brazil, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, emphasizing that the Russian leader confirmed Moscow’s openness to peace negotiations, RBC clarifies.
