Ukrainian war, China: “Ready to mediate but rock solid alliance with Russia”

China reiterates its call for moderation and says it is “ready to play a mediating role” in the war between Russia and Ukraine. “What it takes to solve complex issues is a cool and rational mind instead of adding fuel to the fire, which only aggravates the situation,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a press conference in Beijing at the session. annual work of the People’s Assembly. China has never condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Wang described China’s friendship with Russia as “rock solid” this morning, however Beijing is “willing to work with the international community to carry out the necessary mediation,” when necessary “, he stressed” No matter how insidious the international storm is, China and Russia will maintain their strategic determination and carry forward their global strategic partnership into the new era “, then answered the minister to a question about the sanctions inflicted on Moscow. . For Wang China and Russia are neighboring countries and strategic partners, their relations represent “one of the crucial bilateral relations in the world” and – he argued – “contribute to peace, stability and development in the world”. Wang Yi then accused the United States of wanting to put together with allies in Asia a NATO-like alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. “The United States professes a desire to advance regional cooperation, but in reality they foster rivalry – said Wang – They talk a lot about returning to multilateralism, in reality they form exclusive clubs”. “The real goal of the Indo-Pacific strategy – he accused – is to establish an Indo-Pacific version of NATO”.