Poor Ukrainians, being invaded by their brothers and uncles.
Don't watch us as we push out the evil Taiwanese. Bad people!
Posted on 03/01/2022 8:49:34 AM PST by blam
On Tuesday China has again addressed the war in Ukraine, coming as Russia’s invasion has completed its first week. While prior official comments out of Beijing appeared to focus on condemning NATO expansionism while urging the West to take seriously Moscow’s ‘legitimate security concerns’ – this newest statement has sounded alarm over rising civilian casualties.
The foreign ministry statement said China “deplores” the outbreak of the conflict, saying it’s “extremely concerned” about civilians being harmed. The statement didn’t single out Russia, but still appears directed at Moscow given the words were conveyed in a phone call between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
The statement said China respects the “sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries” – but left it at a broad level without specifying further. “In view of the current crisis, China calls on Ukraine and Russia to find a solution to the issue through negotiations,” Wang Yi said, according to Bloomberg, and further underscored the need for “political settlement”.
Russian and Ukrainian media widely reported Tuesday that the next round of ceasefire talks are expected to take place Wednesday, along the Polish-Belarusian border. This as the civilian death toll in so far is being widely reported at over 400 killed.
“As the war continues to expand, the top priority is to ease the situation to prevent the conflict from escalating or even getting out of control, especially to prevent harm to civilians, and to ensure the safe and timely access of humanitarian aid,” Wang added. The Ukrainian top diplomat expressed hope for China’s mediation for a ceasefire.
In the phone call, the Ukrainian side urged China to press Putin to stop the war…
Ukraine asks China to make Russia stop war, says Ukrainian foreign ministry https://t.co/0RR9BBhbDT pic.twitter.com/aT9JqhvOkJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 1, 2022
Meanwhile, China has an estimated 6,000 citizens currently inside Ukraine, as its embassy there scrambles to initiate evacuation plans:
“There are missiles in the air, explosions and guns on the ground, and the two armies are fighting each other…How is it possible to ensure safety (to leave) in such circumstances?” Ambassador Fan Xianrong said in a video posted to the embassy’s social media account on Saturday, three days after the Embassy released plans for evacuate flights.
Beijing’s reaction to the Ukraine crisis has been under a microscope since the start of the Russian invasion, given the parallels of the situation with Taiwan. Beijing officials recently issued provocative comments saying Taiwan is “not Ukraine” – meaning China doesn’t at all see it as a sovereign entity to begin with.
China is waking up to the amount of investment they have in the Ukraine all of a sudden (and the fact that it does not appear to be going well for Putin).
The ChiComs maybe feeling their status as most oppressive being horned in on?
There is a large pocket of Ukrainian troops in Donbas, currently being locked in a pincer, still shelling civilians.
Maybe the Chinese are addressing it.
How concerned will China be about Taiwanese civilian deaths should they attack the island?
China is saying what they think the west would want to hear. They don’t care about the own people. They see the bulk of the civilized world united.
Poor Ukrainians, being invaded by their brothers and uncles.
Don't watch us as we push out the evil Taiwanese. Bad people!
“China is waking up to the amount of investment they have in the Ukraine all of a sudden (and the fact that it does not appear to be going well for Putin).”
China doesn’t care about the civilian deaths in Ukraine. We do.
And in this paradigm China sees an opportunity and the opportunity is that China can invade the Russian Far East and face absolutely no consequences from the West for doing so.
About a month ago the Chinese were noted as having moved troops into some of the ‘ghost cities’ in Heilongjiang, a northern province bordering on Russia’s far east.
With Putin having stripped the Far East of troops prior to this war in Ukraine and now he’s moving even more troops to the Ukraine theatre ( https://wsau.com/2022/02/28/russia-to-move-far-east-troops-closer-to-europe-ifax/ ) that leaves no one in Vladivostok to oppose a Chinese invasion.
Were I President Xi I’d say now’s the time to make a play for Siberia.
That’s just that many less consumers for their cheap schlock.
I always believe without question when someone called “Zubo” says something, and then asks me to contribute to its blog.
Crocodile tears. China has never concerned themselves with civilian deaths.
This has to be a joke, right.
China is playing both ends against the middle with the release. They are very happy with what is going on. Their principal adversary is off on a crusade in Europe diminishing its focus on them while expending their resources.
China is playing both ends against the middle with the release. They are very happy with what is going on. Their principal adversary is off on a crusade in Europe diminishing its focus on them while expending their resources.
“China is saying what they think the west would want to hear. They don’t care about the own people. They see the bulk of the civilized world united.”
The lesson Russia is learning is that if forced to decide between them and the West, almost every country in the world will choose the West.
Chinese trade last year in billions:
1 United States - $583
2 European Union - $573
3 Japan - $303
5 South Korea - $280
6 Taiwan - $199
7 Australia - $136
12 Russia - $84
Russia is a useful strategic partner for China, but the west is where the money is.
First time I’ve ever heard of China having an opinion on the death toll from a conflict.
I’ll bet.
Cause we all know what great humanitarians the Chinese are.
China cares about money and the CCP cares about power.
They might be wondering if their early bet on Putin cost them both.
I have no misconceptions about the CCP.
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