BEIJING: Beijing lashed out on Monday (Feb 20) against what it said were 'false' claims by the United States that China is considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine. 'It is the United States and not China that is endlessly shipping weapons to the battlefield,' China's foreign ministry spokesman
BEIJING: Beijing lashed out on Monday against what it said were"false" claims by the United States that China is considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The statement came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS in an interview that China was now"considering providing lethal support" to Moscow ranging"from ammunition to the weapons themselves". "China's direction on the Ukraine issue can be summed up in one phrase, which is urging peace and promoting dialogue."China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, has arrived in Moscow for talks on a possible peace plan for Ukraine, the Kommersant newspaper reported.
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