Saturday, February 26, 2022

China's take on Ukraine invasion

 Just 12 hours ago Stephen McDonell reported the strain in china over supporting Russia's invasion and hostility towards Ukraine. Ned Price said since China and Russia have singed "no limits" pact with Russia that Xi Jinping the current leader of China has the power to get Russia to de-escalate the invasion of Ukraine. However, China has made not such effort. Putin's appearance at the 2022 Olympics is a sign both China and Russia have decided not to interfere with each other and their political decisions. Chinese government has not officially supported or condemned the conflict going on in Ukraine. Throughout China there are tensions about supporting the invasion of Ukraine. Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin refused to condemn or recognize that  Russia's "invaded" Ukraine. President Xi Jinping has vowed to have closer ties with Vladimir Putin and will continue to buy good form Russia if sanctions form the N.A.T.O. are put on Russia. Yet, not all citizens of China agree with the government agree with their government. On media threads some Chinese citizens are seen posting and saying China should oppose the war breaking out in Ukraine. There is also speculation China could plan on reinvading Taiwan if Russia's invasion of Ukraine goes well. For more information read this article form BBC retrieved 2/26/2022 : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60492134

Written by Jenny Smith

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