Guardian conveniently misrepresents the Chinese position exactly as did BBC, ABC Australia and, no doubt, the rest of the FakeNewsMSM.
BBC accidentally let the mention below re “proxy war” & “burned” be heard faintly at the end of their news report, so I simply went to the original source:
25 Sept: South China Morning Post: China tells UN it seeks end to Russia’s war in Ukraine as it warns on Taiwan
‘No country should abuse its power to bully other sovereign countries’, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi in speech laced with barbs aimed at US
On Taiwan, ‘any move to obstruct China’s reunification is bound to be crushed by the wheels of history’, Beijing’s top envoy declares
by Mark Magnier in New York and Jack Lau
China seeks an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and will hold firm in its Taiwan policy, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations in a speech laced with barbs aimed at the United States.
“Turbulence and war can only open Pandora’s box, and he who instigates a ***proxy war can easily get himself burned,” said Wang during a 21-minute address in New York on Saturday...
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3193718/china-tells-un-it-seeks-end-russias-war-ukraine-it-warns
hmmm. quite a different story now, isn’t it?
another thing I hear on FakeNewsMSM daily is that Putin is using oil and gas as a weapon? even when it is a guest who says it, they are never challenged:
27 June: BBC: What are the sanctions on Russia and are they hurting its economy?
Oil and gas
Sanctions targeting its exports have been announced:
The European Union (EU) says it will ban all imports of oil brought in by sea from Russia by the end of 2022
The US is banning all Russian oil and gas imports
The UK will phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022
Germany has frozen plans for the opening of a major gas pipeline from Russia
The EU said it will halt Russian coal imports by August
The EU is less keen to impose sanctions on Russian gas, because it relies on it for about 40% of its gas needs.
In March, it said it would reduce gas imports by two-thirds within a year, but has not agreed further action...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60125659