THE country reiterated calls for a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine after Washington cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia.“
An early ceasefire and a political solution serve the interests of all parties,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing on Monday when asked about the decision made by the United States.
“The most urgent thing is to promote the cooling down of the situation as soon as possible.”
China presents itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine war and says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the US and other Western nations. But it remains a close political and economic ally of Russia.
Nato members have branded Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war, which it has not condemned.
“China has always encouraged all efforts conducive to a peaceful resolution of the crisis,” Lin said.
Beijing, he added, “is willing to continue to play a constructive role in the political resolution of the Ukraine crisis in its own way”. — AFP
