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sl8

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Mon Jun 3, 2024, 04:52 AM Jun 2024

China says all efforts should be recognised in Russia-Ukraine peace measures

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/china-says-all-efforts-should-be-recognised-russia-ukraine-peace-measures-2024-06-03/

China says all efforts should be recognised in Russia-Ukraine peace measures

By Reuters
June 3, 2024 4:21 AM EDT Updated an hour ago

BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - China believes all efforts should be recognised in supporting peace measures around the Russia-Ukraine war, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

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According to a report, opens new tab, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russia and China of attempting to undermine his planned global peace summit in Switzerland in mid-June.

China attaches great importance to its relations with Ukraine and remains its largest trading partner, Mao said, adding that China's position on the peace conference is very "open and transparent".

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Switzerland is seeking a broad-based turnout from different parts of the world for the summit, which Bern hopes will lay the groundwork for a peace process in Ukraine.

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China says all efforts should be recognised in Russia-Ukraine peace measures (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2024 OP
China certainly does not care about Ukraine, except for the chance to rebuild it and make big $$$$. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #1

Irish_Dem

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1. China certainly does not care about Ukraine, except for the chance to rebuild it and make big $$$$.
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 05:35 AM
Jun 2024

And it doesn't really care about Russia either.

China is helping Russia with the war as much as it can without being sanctioned itself.
Some of its help is being kept secret, so they think.

But this is only because Russia is an autocratic ally and China cannot achieve its dream of being
a global superpower without Russia.

And whatever happens with Ukraine has strong implications for China's capture of Taiwan.

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