China has warned about the expansion of NATO to the east. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the independence and territorial integrity of each country should be protected and so should the case of Ukraine ( Russia Ukraine Conflict ). According to Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post, Wang said these things via video link during the 58th Munich Security Conference. That too at a time when tensions between Russia and Ukraine have increased significantly.
"The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries must be protected as these are the fundamental principles of international relations established through the Constitution of the United Nations," he said. With respect to Ukraine, China, without exception, maintains the same point of view. If some people are still questioning where China stands on this issue, then it will be deliberate propaganda. Wang said that the security of one country should not be achieved at the expense of the security of other countries and that regional security should not be based on strengthening military blocs.
It is necessary to increase cooperation - Wang
The Chinese Foreign Minister said that we should increase solidarity and cooperation in the midst of multilateralism. Wang Yi told the Munich Security Conference that those who question China's position on Ukraine's territorial integrity are misleading. By saying this, the Chinese minister has in a way warned about the expansion of NATO. Which is a US-led military alliance. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin also met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The effect of this meeting is visible on Wang's statement.
Fear of Russian attack on Ukraine
Talking about Ukraine, there is a fear of Russian attack on this country. Russia has already annexed Crimea, which was part of Ukraine, by attacking in 2014. Violence continues in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions now held by Russian-backed separatists. Reports of shelling are coming from here. The separatists have blamed the Ukrainian army for this. While Ukraine says that these attacks are being carried out by separatists backed by Russia. At the same time, America has claimed that Russia can attack Ukraine at any time, it has made full preparations for this.