On the day that marks one year of the Russian invasion, China He has published a document with his “position for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine”, his proposal for “peace” for the war that Putin is waging against kyiv.
In the proposal, Beijing calls for respecting the “territorial integrity” of all countries and also for the suspension of sanctions, alluding to those adopted against Russia since the beginning of the conflict while warning of dangerous “spirals”. These are the twelve points:
1. Respect the sovereignty of all countries: “All countries, large or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are equal members of the international community,” says Beijing, which calls for recognition of “international laws” and respect for “sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity” of all countries in the same year that fears of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan have been heightened.
2. Abandon the cold war mentality: “The security of a region should not be achieved by strengthening or expanding military blocs,” says China, clearly alluding to NATO. The regime calls for “working together for peace and stability on the Eurasian continent” stating that “the legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries must be taken seriously and responded to appropriately.”
3. A ceasefire: Beijing asks not to “fan the flames and aggravate tensions” to prevent the situation from “getting out of control”.
4.Peace talks: China affirms that “dialogue and negotiation is the only solution for the Ukraine crisis” and calls on countries to “open the door to a political agreement”. China, he says, “will continue to play a constructive role.”
5. Solve the humanitarian crisis: the regime calls not to “politicize” humanitarian operations and to protect the lives of civilians and respect humanitarian corridors, so many times attacked by Russian troops.
6. Protect civilians and prisoners of war: China also calls for compliance with international law and avoiding attacks on civilians or non-military infrastructure at a time when Russia is intensifying this type of attack and after months of indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets. The regime also calls for “favoring the conditions” for a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
7. Maintain the safety of nuclear plants: China says it opposes attacks against nuclear plants and atomic facilities for civilian purposes.
8.Reduce strategic risks: “Nuclear weapons should not be used and neither should nuclear war be waged,” says China, which also opposes the threats or use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
9. Facilitate grain exports: the regime calls for respecting the agreements to enable exports.
10.Stop unilateral sanctions: According to China, “unilateral” sanctions and “pressure” “only create new problems”. The regime says that it is necessary to stop with the “abusive” sanctions imposed by certain countries.
11.Protection of supply and industrial chains: the regime calls not to use “the world economy” as a “tool or weapon for political purposes”.
12.Help to rebuild: International community must get involved, says regime.
Chinese drones for Putin
The document was made public the same day it was revealed that Beijing would be negotiating with Russia the delivery of weapons: this is what the German weekly reports The mirrorwhich maintains that Beijing could supply 100 attack drones manufactured by the Chinese company Xian Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology next April.
It would be, according to the German publication, 100 models of ZT-180 drones, which according to experts can carry a warhead of 35 to 50 kilograms and could fulfill a similar function to the Iranian drones that have already wreaked havoc on Ukrainian infrastructure.
According to sources cited by The mirrorthe shipments would be made by falsifying shipping documents to simulate that the drone parts were spare parts for civil aviation.
From the US, they warned this week of the possibility of China beginning to provide “lethal aid” to Russia. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, warned that they were monitoring this possibility “very closely”, which would mean “a real problem in their relations with many other countries.”
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the US Department of State, Ned Price, recalled about the Chinese position that despite its apparent ambiguity it is supporting Russia from the outset “providing diplomatic support, political support, economic support” and echoing and repeating “Russia’s propaganda, its lies, its distortions, its falsehoods.”
“Our concern, of course, would be if China went a step further to provide lethal assistance to Russia. This is not something we’ve seen yet, but at the same time, we don’t think they’ve taken it off the table, so we remain prepared. to sanction any entity or company in any country in the world,” he said.