by US and Australia ask China to intervene with Russia. Here is the English-language summary of the Chinese response.On Sunday, Australia followed the US to urge China to help them push Russia, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis. On Thursday, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said "We would hope that the Chinese would play a role in encouraging the Russians to do the right thing."Chinese analysts said the attempt is clear, as Washington wants to create a trap for China - if China does what they say based on their information about Russia's invasion, then China-Russia ties would be harmed, but if China does not act they can accuse China of remaining "chillingly silent." Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang
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US and Australia ask China to intervene with Russia. Here is the English-language summary of the Chinese response.
On Sunday, Australia followed the US to urge China to help them push Russia, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis. On Thursday, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said "We would hope that the Chinese would play a role in encouraging the Russians to do the right thing."Chinese analysts said the attempt is clear, as Washington wants to create a trap for China - if China does what they say based on their information about Russia's invasion, then China-Russia ties would be harmed, but if China does not act they can accuse China of remaining "chillingly silent."
Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun responded on his Twitter account on Thursday immediately that "Our message is consistent and clear: Resolve any differences through diplomacy. Stop hyping up the tension. Russia's legitimate security concerns should be seriously addressed."Yang Jin, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday that "Australia's accusation is totally nonsense. Zhang's remarks prove that China didn't remain silent."
China is not a main actor on the crisis, and if there is anything China could do to mediate, the relevant parties need to bring the negotiation to the UN Security Council, however it seems like the US and NATO do not want to solve the problem through the UN platform but prefer talking to Russia directly, Yang said. "So how could they expect China to get involved in such an issue deeply?" Yang noted....
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Global Times (Chinese state-sponsored media)U.S. needs Ukraine crisis to harm European economy, and legitimize its military presence
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