Enquanto os apelos à China para que sirva de mediador no conflito e convença Putin a parar a guerra se multiplicam, esta prefere fazer juras de amizade eterna à Rússia e acusar a Nato de querer reavivar o clima de Guerra Fria.
«China has defended its “everlasting friendship”
with Russia and slammed the US for trying to establish an “Indo-Pacific version
of Nato”, bucking international calls to condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of
Ukraine.
Wang Yi, China’s foreign
minister, on Monday reaffirmed an “unequivocal message to the world that China
and Russia jointly oppose attempts to revive the cold war mindset”.
“No matter how precarious
and challenging the international situation may be, China and Russia will
maintain strategic focus and steadily advance our comprehensive strategic
partnership co-ordination for a new era,” he said.
The comments from China’s
top diplomat came just days after Ukraine’s declaration that Beijing had
assured Kyiv it would help stop the war, renewing focus on Beijing’s potential
role in pressuring Russia to back down.
Since the start of the
Russian invasion, China has abstained in two UN votes, including a security
council resolution condemning the invasion and a call for Russia to withdraw
its troops. Beijing has also criticised international sanctions imposed to
punish Putin.
Wang, who was speaking during the National People’s Congress, China’s annual meeting of its rubber stamp parliament in Beijing, repeated Beijing’s support for “dialogue” and “negotiations” but did not elaborate on specific measures China had taken.
He added that China’s Red
Cross will provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and said that Beijing was
organising the evacuation of its nationals.
Wang said the US was
going to great lengths to engage in zero-sum competition with China, dismissing
the claims of returning to multilateralism by the US under President Joe Biden.
“The real goal of the US Indo-Pacific strategy is to establish an Indo Pacific version of Nato,” he said, adding that China had “every right” to do whatever is necessary to defend its own interest.»
Edward White em Seul para o Financial Times.
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