The situation in Russia and Ukraine continues to be tense and escalating. In this conflict, some people are trying to make peace, and some people are handing knives.
Who caused today's situation, the United States is clearly one of the responsible countries.
The United States has constantly fanned the flames of the Ukraine crisis and is now pointing fingers at China's position and role.
Fanning the flames and smearing China
Newland, the deputy secretary of state for political affairs of the US State Department, sang a peace with US Senator Romney when testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the 8th local time on the "Russian invasion of Ukraine", declaring that the West has told China that "remaining neutral on the Ukrainian issue is not an option" and thus "calling on" China to "play a leading role" in resolving the crisis.
According to the C-SPAN video broadcast of the US Public Affairs Satellite and Cable Network (C-SPAN), republican Senator Romney asked a question about Russia's military operations in Ukraine at the meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the same day, and pulled China to say, "At this stage, does China have the ability to influence his (Putin's) decision?" Are they trying to do that? ”
Nuland replied, "Chinese like to say they are neutral in this conflict. As we discussed yesterday, we believe that this is the responsibility of all of us, and our leadership is certainly involved, as are many of our allies and partners. ”
Nuland went on to say that the West had previously made it clear to the Chinese side that "remaining neutral is not an option." She claimed it was a "violation of international humanitarian law, a violation of sovereignty" and said China "should urge Putin to stop and should push (guarantee) the humanitarian corridor." Nuland also tried to make a gesture that it was for China's good, declaring that China "should consider its own strategic and economic interests, because this war has pushed up energy prices, making their situation more difficult, and it has also pushed up global commodity prices." ”
Recently, the New York Times once again made a smear on China's "must kill" - anonymous high-ranking officials. This high-ranking official, who did not even know his name, relied on subjective assumptions to fabricate the "theory of China's responsibility." Some Western mainstream media have also repeatedly pressed China in disguise to ask why China is not playing a bigger role.
On March 8, Chen Weihua, head of the EUROPEAN Union bureau of China Daily, angrily posted on Twitter:
"Some recent remarks say the EU and the United States want China to play a greater role in de-escalating the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In the past few weeks, they have not heeded China's call. Wherever China plays a bigger role, their politicians and media will spread fear and call for confrontation with "Chinese influence." It's really puzzling. ”
Chen Weihua's comments have also triggered the thinking of many overseas netizens.
The United States does not want China to become China, and the United States wants China to become the United States.
You can replace "China" in this tweet with any one country and the result is the same. It is surprising that Americans cannot understand the cultures of other countries. They are wrong to think that everyone in the world is like an American or wants to be an American.
"Despicable means, sinister intentions"
On March 9, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on the US-EU energy sanctions against Russia that China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions without a basis in international law, and that waving the stick of sanctions at every turn cannot bring peace and security, but will only cause serious difficulties to the economy and people's livelihood of relevant countries, bring about a lose-lose situation or lose more, and further exacerbate divisions and confrontations. China and Russia have always maintained good energy cooperation, and the two sides will continue to carry out normal trade cooperation, including in the oil and gas field, in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
Earlier, US President Biden announced that it would stop importing energy from Russia, and EU countries also announced that they would gradually reduce their dependence on Russia's energy. The United Kingdom, on the other hand, announced that it would phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.
Zhao Lijian said: Recently, the US Government has successively spread false information against China on the Ukraine issue in an attempt to pass on contradictions, provoke confrontation, and take advantage of opportunities to make profits. The ukrainian issue has evolved to this day, and the context is very clear, and it is precisely the actions of nato led by the United States that have pushed the Contradiction between Russia and Ukraine step by step to the crater.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that the United States ignores its own responsibilities, but instead accuses China of its position on the Ukraine issue, and finds operational space for the attempt to suppress China and Russia at the same time, so as to achieve the purpose of maintaining hegemony. The more the US government tries to create rumors and slander and render operations, the more it will let the international community see clearly the accumulated deficit of its credit account.
China has always stressed that China's basic position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear. The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated on more than one occasion that we always stand for respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries and peacefully settling international disputes in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. The most important thing now is to alleviate the situation on the ground as much as possible and avoid the escalation of the conflict or even get out of control.
On the afternoon of March 7, at the Chinese and foreign press conferences of the two sessions, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi also once again stated China's position, expressed his willingness to continue to play a constructive role in persuading peace and promoting talks, and was also willing to carry out necessary mediation with the international community when needed, and also put forward a six-point initiative to prevent the emergence of a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
The Global Times editorial believes that speaking fairly and doing fair things is China's responsible posture as a global power, which is in stark contrast to the United States' "chaos wherever it goes." It is clear who is the builder of world peace.
Russia calls sanctions an "economic war"
According to the latest news of the Russian satellite network quoted by the Global Network on the 9th, for the sanctions launched by the United States against Russia, the Kremlin said that the United States has actually carried out an "economic war" against Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference held on the 9th: "There is no doubt that the United States has declared an economic war to Russia and is waging this war. Yes, it is, in fact, that's it. He said Russia must do everything in its power to "serve its own interests" in the current situation so as not to lose in economic confrontation.
Peskov said on the 9th local time that Russia was and is a reliable guarantor of the world's energy security, and Russia cherishes this reputation. The United States is in fact engaged in an economic war with Russia, which is taking steps to stabilize its own economic situation. The Russian government will prepare a list of raw materials and products within a few hours, and the import and export of these raw materials and products will be restricted in the context of sanctions.
Sources丨GloboNet, CCTV News, China Daily, Beijing Daily, etc
Image source丨Visive China, China Daily, Global Network video screenshot, CCTV news video screenshot, etc
Editor 丨Sun Rui