{"id":5764,"date":"2023-04-14T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:08:44","slug":"china-promises-not-to-sell-weapons-to-ukraine-war-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/asia\/asia-pacific\/china\/china-promises-not-to-sell-weapons-to-ukraine-war-parties\/2023\/04\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China promises not to sell weapons to Ukraine war parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> China<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> not<\/span> sell<\/span> arms<\/span> to<\/span> either<\/span> side<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> responding<\/span> to<\/span> Western<\/span> concerns<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> could<\/span> provide<\/span> military<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Russia.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> has<\/span> remained<\/span> neutral<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> while<\/span> supporting<\/span> Russia<\/span> politically,<\/span> rhetorically<\/span> and<\/span> economically<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> time<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> has<\/span> imposed<\/span> punitive<\/span> sanctions<\/span> and<\/span> sought<\/span> to<\/span> isolate<\/span> Moscow<\/span> over<\/span> aggression<\/span> against<\/span> its<\/span> neighbor.<\/span> rice<\/span> field.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qin<\/span> Gang<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> senior<\/span> Chinese<\/span> official<\/span> who<\/span> has<\/span> made<\/span> clear<\/span> statements<\/span> about<\/span> arms<\/span> sales<\/span> to<\/span> Russia.<\/span> He<\/span> also<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> will<\/span> restrict<\/span> the<\/span> export<\/span> of<\/span> items<\/span> with<\/span> dual<\/span> civilian<\/span> and<\/span> military<\/span> uses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“China<\/span> takes<\/span> a<\/span> cautious<\/span> and<\/span> responsible<\/span> stance<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> export<\/span> of<\/span> military<\/span> equipment,”<\/span> Qin<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference<\/span> with<\/span> Germany’s<\/span> Annalena<\/span> Beerbock.<\/span> \u201cChina<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> provide<\/span> weapons<\/span> to<\/span> relevant<\/span> parties<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> conflict,<\/span> and<\/span> manage<\/span> and<\/span> control<\/span> the<\/span> exports<\/span> of<\/span> dual-use<\/span> items<\/span> in<\/span> accordance<\/span> with<\/span> laws<\/span> and<\/span> regulations.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> minister<\/span> also<\/span> reiterated<\/span> China’s<\/span> willingness<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> find<\/span> a<\/span> peaceful<\/span> resolution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> news<\/span> conference,<\/span> Qin<\/span> also<\/span> blamed<\/span> Taiwan’s<\/span> government<\/span> for<\/span> heightened<\/span> regional<\/span> tensions<\/span> after<\/span> Beijing<\/span> held<\/span> large-scale<\/span> military<\/span> drills<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> attempt<\/span> to<\/span> intimidate<\/span> the<\/span> island<\/span> it<\/span> claims<\/span> as<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> territory.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> February,<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Antony<\/span> Blinken<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> had<\/span> intelligence<\/span> suggesting<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> considering<\/span> providing<\/span> arms<\/span> and<\/span> ammunition<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span> \u2014<\/span> and<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> such<\/span> involvement<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin’s<\/span> war<\/span> effort<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> \u201cserious<\/span> problem.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> recent<\/span> days,<\/span> European<\/span> leaders<\/span> have<\/span> issued<\/span> similar<\/span> warnings,<\/span> even<\/span> as<\/span> they<\/span> visited<\/span> China,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy<\/span> chief<\/span> lashed<\/span> out<\/span> at<\/span> Beijing,<\/span> saying<\/span> its<\/span> support<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> invasion<\/span> was<\/span> \u201ca<\/span> blatant<\/span> violation\u201d<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> commitments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> her<\/span> remarks,<\/span> Baerbock<\/span> also<\/span> referred<\/span> to<\/span> China’s<\/span> role<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> permanent<\/span> member<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> U.N.<\/span> Security<\/span> Council,<\/span> saying<\/span> it<\/span> bore<\/span> a<\/span> special<\/span> responsibility<\/span> for<\/span> helping<\/span> end<\/span> the<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Moscow<\/span> last<\/span> month<\/span> by<\/span> Chinese<\/span> leader<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> underscored<\/span> how<\/span> Beijing<\/span> is<\/span> increasingly<\/span> becoming<\/span> the<\/span> senior<\/span> partner<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> relationship<\/span> as<\/span> it<\/span> provides<\/span> Russia<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> economic<\/span> lifeline<\/span> and<\/span> political<\/span> cover.<\/span> China<\/span> announced<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> that<\/span> its<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Li<\/span> Sang<\/span> Fu<\/span> will<\/span> visit<\/span> Russia<\/span> next<\/span> week<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Sergey<\/span> Shoigu<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> military<\/span> officials.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> both<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> Qin<\/span> articulated<\/span> a<\/span> longstanding<\/span> defense<\/span> of<\/span> China’s<\/span> policies<\/span> and<\/span> emphasized<\/span> Beijing’s<\/span> rejection<\/span> of<\/span> criticism<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> West,<\/span> particularly<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> Under<\/span> the<\/span> ardent<\/span> nationalist<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping,<\/span> China<\/span> honed<\/span> its<\/span> rhetoric,<\/span> particularly<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> issue<\/span> of<\/span> secession<\/span> from<\/span> mainland<\/span> China<\/span> during<\/span> his<\/span> 1949<\/span> civil<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tensions<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> island<\/span> soared<\/span> last<\/span> weekend<\/span> after<\/span> China<\/span> stationed<\/span> warships<\/span> and<\/span> military<\/span> planes<\/span> near<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> in<\/span> retaliation<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> between<\/span> US<\/span> House<\/span> Speaker<\/span> Kevin<\/span> McCarthy<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> island’s<\/span> President<\/span> Tsai<\/span> Ing-wen.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> insists<\/span> that<\/span> an<\/span> autonomous<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> submit<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> rule,<\/span> either<\/span> peacefully<\/span> or<\/span> by<\/span> force,<\/span> and<\/span> Qin<\/span> argues<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> pursuit<\/span> of<\/span> independence<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwanese<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> foreign<\/span> supporters<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> an<\/span> option<\/span> for<\/span> major<\/span> U.S.<\/span> allies.<\/span> said<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> veiled<\/span> reference<\/span> to<\/span> .<\/span> Baerbock<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> dispute<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Strait,<\/span> through<\/span> which<\/span> much<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> international<\/span> trade<\/span> passes,<\/span> would<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> global<\/span> catastrophe.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cTherefore,<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> very<\/span> concerned<\/span> about<\/span> rising<\/span> tensions<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Strait,\u201d<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span> “Conflicts<\/span> must<\/span> be<\/span> resolved<\/span> peacefully.<\/span> A<\/span> unilateral<\/span> change<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> status<\/span> quo<\/span> is<\/span> unacceptable<\/span> to<\/span> us<\/span> Europeans.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Apparently,<\/span> Qin<\/span> brushed<\/span> off<\/span> Bearbok’s<\/span> concerns,<\/span> saying<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> was<\/span> “China’s<\/span> internal<\/span> affair.”<\/span>
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