{"id":11320,"date":"2022-02-24T20:50:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T20:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/china-refuses-to-criticise-russia-over-ukraine-invasion-while-accusing-west-of-making-the-situation-worse"},"modified":"2022-02-24T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T21:04:34","slug":"china-refuses-to-criticise-russia-over-ukraine-invasion-while-accusing-west-of-making-the-situation-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/china-refuses-to-criticise-russia-over-ukraine-invasion-while-accusing-west-of-making-the-situation-worse","title":{"rendered":"China refuses to criticise Russia over Ukraine invasion while accusing West of making the situation worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>China was the only major government that refrained from condemning Russia for attacking Ukraine, while it blamed the West for the escalation China has refused to label Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s attack on Ukraine an invasion and instead blamed Washington and its European allies for the conflict.<\/p>\n

Beijing called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict and respect for national sovereignty, claiming some parties were escalating the tension and \u201chyping up the possibility of war\u201d.<\/p>\n

Russia was criticised from most corners of the world after it launched a land, air and water invasion of its former Soviet neighbour in the early hours of Thursday morning. At least 40 Ukrainian soldiers, as well as a child, have already been killed in the conflictAll parties should work for peace instead of escalating the tension or hyping up the possibility of war,\u201d said China\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, on Thursday. \u201cThose parties who were busy condemning others, what have they done? Have they persuaded others?\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Tsang, director of the Chinese Institute at the School of African and Oriental Studies (Soas), told i that China\u2019s support has encouraged Moscow to use force in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one starts a war knowing one will fail. Chinese support reduces the risk to Putin that his adventure will fail,\u201d he said. \u201cXi knew that when he offered support, publicly articulated as the lack of any limit to the strategic partnership between China and Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The relationship between China and Russia has grown increasingly strong since Xi Jinping took over the country, as Mr Xi and Mr Putin share the same nationalistic ideals. During a meeting in Beijing last month, the two superpowers announced a \u201cno limit\u201d strategic cooperation. China backed Russia in condemning Nato\u2019s expansion eastwards and what they see as American dominance of global affairs, while Moscow recognised China\u2019s claim to Taiwan.China\u2019s multibillion-dollar purchases of Russian gas for its energy-hungry economy have been a lifeline to Mr Putin, who was already under Western sanctions over its 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, China\u2019s customs agency approved imports of wheat from all regions of Russia \u2013 the world\u2019s largest exporter of wheat \u2013 giving Mr Putin an alternative to Western markets that might be closed under possible sanctions.<\/p>\n

Professor Tsang said: \u201cThe offer of support from Xi to Putin personally in Beijing must have made it easier for Putin to decide to use force against Ukraine, knowing China will have its back.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the idea that China may take part in the sanctioning of Russia is \u201cpurely hypothetical\u201d as Beijing seems set to help Russia economically.<\/p>\n

China is thought to be eyeing the situation in Ukraine very closely as it may be drawing parallels between the former Soviet country and Taiwan.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, as Russia was pushing its forces into Ukraine, Taiwan\u2019s air force had to warn away nine Chinese aircrafts that had entered its air defence zone. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan as it considers it a breakaway region, but Taiwan has declared itself an independent state.<\/p>\n

Professor Tsang said the failure of Nato to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine \u201cmay well suggest\u201d a similar lack of coordination over China and Taiwan<\/p>\n

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