China says priority is to stop war on Ukraine from ‘getting out of control’ - National

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China‘s priority is to prevent the tense situation in Ukraine from getting out of control, its embassy in the United States said on Sunday, responding to media reports Moscow had asked Beijing for military equipment since launching its invasion.

“The current situation in Ukraine is indeed disconcerting,” spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement.

Read more: Russian missile strikes kill 35 at Ukrainian military training base near Polish border

“The high priority now is to prevent the tense situation from escalating or even getting out of control.”

Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation.”

grices on March 13rd, 2022 at 23:11 UTC »

Think china just want russian stock market to open so they can buy russia.

Alex_4_MSU on March 13rd, 2022 at 23:11 UTC »

And I think this is why the story broke that Russia has asked China for both financial and munitions: to pressure China, in lieu of sanctions with the West over the proposed deal, to take a more active role in brokering the peace.

strik3r2k8 on March 13rd, 2022 at 23:00 UTC »

We all have something at stake. World war would be bad for business. Can’t profit off a dead world.