{"id":555952,"date":"2023-02-24T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T07:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-calls-for-russia-ukraine-cease-fire-peace-talks\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T07:15:28","slug":"china-calls-for-russia-ukraine-cease-fire-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-calls-for-russia-ukraine-cease-fire-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"#China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364dbf9ed13\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364dbf9ed13\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-calls-for-russia-ukraine-cease-fire-peace-talks\/#China_calls_for_Russia-Ukraine_cease-fire_peace_talks\" >China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"China_calls_for_Russia-Ukraine_cease-fire_peace_talks\"><\/span>China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>BEIJING (AP) \u2014 China called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Moscow and the opening of peace talks in a 12-point proposal to end the fighting that started one year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing claims to have a neutral stance in the war, but China has also said it has a \u201cno limits friendship\u201d with Russia and has refused to criticize its invasion of Ukraine, or even refer to it as an invasion. It has accused the West of provoking the conflict and \u201cfanning the flames&#8221; by providing Ukraine with defensive arms.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has also said China <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-politics-antony-blinken-xi-jinping-4501b49359d73b6efbac87b2af54f189\" data-ylk=\"slk:may be preparing to provide Russia with military aid;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">may be preparing to provide Russia with military aid<\/a>, something Beijing says lacks evidence. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has called the allegation \u201cnothing more than slander and smears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are doubts over whether China can be seen as an honest broker.<\/p>\n<p>China and Russia have increasingly aligned their foreign policies to oppose the U.S.-led liberal international order. Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed the strength of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-china-ties-54c4a6f1346371b6deab08dcea723aa0\" data-ylk=\"slk:their bilateral ties;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">their bilateral ties<\/a> when he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week.<\/p>\n<p>State Department spokesman Ned Price had said earlier Thursday that the U.S. would reserve judgment on the proposal but that China\u2019s allegiance with Russia meant it was not a neutral <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tor. \u201cWe would like to see nothing more than a just and durable peace &#8230; but we are skeptical that reports of a proposal like this will be a constructive path forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Before the document, titled \u201cChina\u2019s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis,\u201d was released, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called it an important first step to have China involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that, in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, the fact that China started talking about peace in Ukraine, I think that it is not bad,\u201d he said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference Thursday with Spain&#8217;s prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/wjdt_665385\/2649_665393\/202302\/t20230224_11030713.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:12-point paper;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">12-point paper<\/a> issued Friday morning by China\u2019s Foreign Ministry also urges the end of Western sanctions imposed on Russia and calls for measures to prevent attacks on civilians and civilian facilities, keep nuclear facilities safe, establish humanitarian corridors for civilians and ensure the export of grain after disruptions inflated global food prices.<\/p>\n<p>It mainly reiterated long-held Chinese positions, including that all countries&#8217; \u201csovereignty, independence and territorial integrity&#8221; be guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDialogue and negotiation are the only viable way out to resolve the Ukraine crisis,&#8221; the proposal said. It offered no details on what form talks should take, any preconditions or which countries should be involved, but said \u201cChina is willing to continue to play a constructive role in this regard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It also called for an end to \u201cCold War mentality&#8221; \u2014 China&#8217;s standard term for what it regards as U.S. hegemony, and maintenance of alliances such as NATO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security of a country should not be pursued at the expense of others. The security of a region should not be achieved by strengthening or expanding military blocs,&#8221; the proposal said. &#8220;The legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries must be taken seriously and addressed properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China abstained Thursday when the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-politics-china-united-nations-6965d19c953c2f6e45f483c1dfe04a7f\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.N. General Assembly;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">U.N. General Assembly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved a nonbinding resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces. It is one of 16 countries that either voted against or abstained on almost all of five previous U.N. resolutions on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7 with 32 abstentions, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that appears to leave Russia more isolated than ever.<\/p>\n<p>China has said that the present conflict is \u201cnot something it wishes to see,\u201d and has repeatedly said any use of nuclear weapons would be completely unacceptable, in an implied repudiation of Putin\u2019s statement that Russia would use \u201call available means\u201d to protect its territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConflict and war benefit no one,&#8221; the proposal said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll parties should maintain rationality and restraint &#8230; support Russia and Ukraine to meet each other, resume direct dialogue as soon as possible, gradually promote the de-escalation and relaxation of the situation, and finally reach a comprehensive ceasefire,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating China&#8217;s position, it said, \u201cNuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear wars must not be fought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Beijing\u2019s Renmin University, said China&#8217;s proposal was necessary, but not novel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina\u2019s peace proposal does not change but combines its comprehensive positions on the crisis and war in Ukraine,&#8221; Shi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina feels it necessary to repeat its self-perceived neutrality at this juncture, to save some international inference by not only criticizing NATO but also distinguishing itself from Russia\u2019s behavior,\u201d Shi said.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s position \u201calways falls far short of Russia&#8217;s preference but still meets with criticism from the West and its allies,&#8221; Shi said.<\/p>\n<p>While neither side is likely to agree to China playing a mediating role, or even pay much heed to the Chinese proposal, Beijing needed to clarify its stance, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal comes as U.S.-China relations have hit a historic low over Taiwan, disputes over trade and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, human rights and China\u2019s aggressive actions in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN Thursday that his first reaction to the proposal was that \u201cit could stop at point one, which is: Respect the sovereignty of all nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s Price said that the U.S. hopes \u201call countries that have a relationship with Russia unlike the one that we have will use that leverage, will use that influence to push Russia meaningfully and usefully to end this brutal war of aggression. (China) is in a position to do that in ways that we just aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, the sides tangled over the U.S. shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon that had floated over the continental United States. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-united-states-government-china-north-america-f8b1c1bbf0fe7bcf8908c45e03c582c8\" data-ylk=\"slk:China responded furiously to the action,;cpos:5;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">China responded furiously to the action,<\/a> saying it was merely an airship for meteorological research and accused the U.S. of \u201cindiscriminate use of force.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said that China had \u201cnot taken off the table the possibility of providing military assistance to Ukraine, although we haven&#8217;t seen them do it yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan also noted China&#8217;s abstaining in the U.N. vote and that Wang Yi visited other European nations during his recent visit to the continent, \u201ctrying to sell the idea that China&#8217;s not all-in with Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot predict the future,\u201d he told CNN. \u201cWhat I can tell you is that the United States is not going to dictate to Ukraine how this war ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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