China has declared at the UN that it opposes any “expansion” of the war in Ukraine
Minister of Foreign Affairs from China, Wang Yiassured this Saturday at the UN General Assembly that his country opposes any “expansion” of war Ukraine and intensification of fighting with Russia.
“The highest priority is to commit to not expanding the war, not escalating the fighting or provocations by the parties,” the minister said, after recalling that his country, along with Brazil and other countries, are determined to “play a constructive role” in this crisis, the solution of which remains “elusive”.
On the other hand, He condemned Israel’s bombing of Lebanon in recent hours and the devastation of the war in Gaza. “The Palestinian question is the greatest wound of the human conscience. As we speak, the conflict in Gaza continues, causing more deaths every day, and fighting has resumed in Lebanon, but force cannot replace justice” said a Chinese diplomat at a high-level debate.
“Palestine’s long aspiration to create an independent state should no longer be dismissed and the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people should no longer be ignored.”he stated without naming Israel.
The Chinese representative declared “progress” in “Intra-Palestinian reconciliation” and was willing to work with “like-minded” countries to resolve this conflict and achieve “lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.”
Wang opened his speech by declaring that “today humanity is once again at a historical crossroads” – without mentioning any country -, noted that the future of the planet is very “worrisome” and advocated “continuing in the direction of human progress”. and make the right decisions in history.”
After having defended in various ways the peaceful coexistence of nations and peace, He first mentioned the “elusive end to the crisis in Ukraine” and argued that China, Brazil and other countries from the Global South had joined the UN as “friends for peace” in this conflict.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected the peace plan they support as an “alternative to a just peace” and aligned himself with Russia.
China’s foreign minister said the priority for Ukraine is to prevent the battlefield from expanding, fighting from escalating or “provocation from any side” and assured. that China is “not adding fuel to the fire or using the situation for selfish gains,” in a veiled reference to the U.S. accusations.
The United States on Friday accused the Asian giant, which has maintained an ambiguous position in the conflict, of aiding the Russian military industry in the war in Ukraine.
In addition, too resolved the conflict with Taiwan, which he considered an “inalienable part of Chinese territory” and assured that he would “eventually return to the embrace of the motherland” and demanded that the US lift sanctions against Cuba, both positions at odds with the Western power.
Wang, on the other hand, argued that the Global South has more weight in the multilateral system and assured that the days when only one or two powers made decisions at the international level are a thing of the past.
(With information from AFP and EFE)