Chinese diplomat said China’s right to trade with Russia should not be violated
The right to normal trade and economic exchanges between Russia and China should not be undermined – as stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, in response to a request to comment on the words of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the United States would take measures if China did not stop supporting Russia, TASS reports
“China’s right to normal trade and economic exchanges with countries in the world, including Russia, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit should not be interfered with or disrupted,” Lin Jian said. “China is neither a creator of the Ukraine crisis nor a party to it. We have never done anything to fan the flames or seek profit from the crisis.”
An official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry pointed out that the US keeps pouring munition into Ukraine, while blaming China’s normal trade with Russia. “It is pretty clear who exactly is fuelling the flame and aggravating the crisis,” he stressed.
Lin Jian stressed that China’s legitimate rights and interests shouldn’t be violated, “We urge the US to stop vilifying, pressuring and scapegoating China, stop going after Chinese companies with illicit unilateral sanctions, and start making a real effort to play a constructive role for an early end of the crisis.”
He recalled that China’s position on the Ukrainian crisis remains unchanged, with Beijing being in favour of negotiations and a political settlement.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of allegedly supplying dual-use goods to Russia, thereby strengthening its military-industrial complex. According to him, if China ‘does not solve this problem’, the US will do it. Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a meeting with Antony Blinken on April 26th, noted that China and the United States have the right to choose their own friends and partners.
