Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China’s commitment to “world peace and development” in a New Year’s message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, while reaffirming the strength of their partnership, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to promote “world peace” in a New Year‘s message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media reported on Tuesday.
“No matter how the international situation changes, China will remain steadfast in further comprehensively deepening reform… and promoting world peace and development,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Since Putin’s full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022, China has sought to present itself as a neutral party, unlike the United States and other Western nations.
But it remains a close political and economic partner of Russia, leading some NATO members to brand Beijing an “enabler” of the war, which Beijing has never condemned.
(AFP)
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