‘China doesn’t have much credibility’: West shows skepticism to Ukraine peace proposal
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The West reacted with skepticism to China's proposal on Friday for a ceasefire, with NATO saying Beijing did not have much credibility as a mediator.
The West reacted with skepticism to China’s proposal on Friday – the first anniversary of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine – for a ceasefire, with NATO saying Beijing did not have much credibility as a mediator.
“Any proposal that can advance peace is something that’s worth looking at. We’re taking a look at it,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told U.S. network ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“But you know there are 12 points in the Chinese plan. If they were serious about the first one, sovereignty, then this war could end tomorrow,” he said.
“China has been trying to have it both ways: It’s on the one hand trying to present itself publicly as neutral and seeking peace, while at the same time it is talking up Russia’s false narrative about the war.”
Blinken added that China had been providing nonlethal assistance to Russia through its companies, and reiterated a charge that Beijing was “now contemplating lethal assistance.”
Speaking to reporters in Estonia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted that Beijing had signed an agreement with Russia only days before its invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
“China doesn’t have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine,” he said.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said China had not shared a peace plan but some principles.
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