On Friday, April 1, China once again criticized western sanctions imposed on Russia. China also blamed the US for igniting a war between Russia & Ukraine by pushing the NATO alliance to Russia’s border.
China has said that these sanctions are against international laws. “China disapproves of solving problems through sanctions, and we are even more opposed to unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in international law,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
China has refrained from condemning Russia’s invasion & has declared a ‘no limit’ partnership with Russia. Zhao further said that “China will not choose a side or adopt a simplistic friend-or-foe approach. We should, in particular, resist the Cold War thinking and bloc confrontation.”
China also alleged the US of igniting the war with NATO’s expansion to Russia’s border. “As the culprit and leading instigator of the Ukraine crisis, the US has led NATO to engage in five rounds of eastward expansion in the last two decades after 1999.”
Meanwhile, the Russia-Ukraine war has entered its 37th day. Talks between the two counties have produced some positive shifts but it still not to be seen on the battlefield.
