Peace plan is met with scepticism, with Beijing not seen as an impartial mediator. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING – China on Friday called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in a 12-point proposal for ending the war that appears to have little chance of winning support from those backing the government in Kyiv.
The blueprint, which listed many of China’s long-held foreign-policy positions in dealing with the US on issues like Taiwan, avoided the question of land that Russia has seized in eastern Ukraine. China’s plans to release a peace proposal were met with scepticism by some European officials beforehand. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a Russian troop withdrawal must be a condition of any peace deal. “A just peace cannot mean that the aggressor gets rewarded,” she said at a recent security forum in Munich.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Beijing probably approved of Chinese firms providing Russia non-lethal, “dual-use” support for its war in Ukraine, remarks that underscore growing US concern that Beijing may help arm Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces.
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