Wang Yi Talks about China's Three Concerns over the Situation in Ukraine

On July 7, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged views with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the Ukraine issue on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Bali Island. Wang Yi expounded on China's three concerns over the current situation in Ukraine.

First, China opposes exploiting the situation to incite Cold War mentality, hype up bloc confrontation, and create a "new Cold War". In the face of complex and severe challenges, what the world values is solidarity rather than division, and what the world needs is dialogue rather than confrontation. China will continue to unswervingly stand on the right side of history and on the side of promoting peace talks.

Second, China opposes undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity by applying double standards. Some countries emphasize the principle of sovereignty on the Ukraine issue, but keep challenging China's sovereignty and the one-China principle on the Taiwan question, and even deliberately create tensions in the Taiwan Strait. This is obviously a blatant double standard. The Chinese side rejects any attempt to draw parallels between the Ukraine crisis and the Taiwan question, and will firmly defend its core interests.

Third, China opposes undermining other countries' legitimate rights to development. Some countries have used the Ukraine crisis as an excuse to abuse unilateral sanctions on China and other countries, which is neither justified nor legal. Such moves have undermined normal state-to-state exchanges, violated the prevailing rules of international trade, and also complicated and magnified the Ukraine crisis. All parties should jointly reject such acts and strive to build an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for international cooperation.