New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met. Now there has been a reaction from America on this meeting. The US has hit out at Beijing, saying the country cannot have it “both ways”. Let us tell you that amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and Western sanctions, Russia is actively seeking China’s support.
According to media reports, China has maintained a diplomatic stance that supports Russia. Advocates against sanctions and encourages conflict resolution in international forums such as the United Nations. However, this support is balanced by China’s desire to maintain economic ties with the West.
The United States’ comments came on Thursday (May 16) at a press conference hosted by the State Department’s principal deputy spokesman, Vedant Patel, where he responded to a question about Xi Jinping’s criticism of Ukraine. political solution’ and described Russia-China relations as ‘stabilising’ for the world.
America has accused China of this
In his response, Patel said, ‘China does not want to have good, forward, strong, deep relations with Europe and other countries and at the same time may continue to promote the biggest threat to European security in the long term.’ He said that the US position on this is shared by the G7, NATO partners and EU partners.
Despite America’s warning, China is doing its job
Speaking on China’s alleged supply of arms to Russia in the war against Ukraine despite US warnings, Patel said that ‘bolstering Russia’s defense industrial base, as the People’s Republic of China has done, will not only threaten Ukrainian security. And Beijing cannot achieve better relations with Europe by continuing to support something like this.’
Tags: America, Vladimir Putin, xi Jinping
First published: May 17, 2024, 12:45 IST