China’s United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun told UN General Assembly member countries that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly serious, but that countries should not force others to “choose a side” in the conflict.
"The development of the situation in Ukraine to the present stage has triggered broad international concerns, and it is also something China does not want to see. On Ukraine, China has always maintained that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected,” Zhang said in translated remarks on Thursday.
“Developing countries, which make up the majority of the world, are not parties to this conflict. They should not be drawn into the issue and forced to suffer the consequences of geopolitical conflicts and major power rivalry…Relevant countries should not adopt a simplistic approach of either friend or foe, black or white, and should not force any country to pick a side,” he added.
Zhang added that China will play “a constructive role in facilitating peace talks.”
"The development of the situation in Ukraine to the present stage has triggered broad international concerns, and it is also something China does not want to see. On Ukraine, China has always maintained that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected,” Zhang said in translated remarks on Thursday.
They are two faced liars. If China truly respects sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, then they should condemn Russia’s invasion of the territory of the sovereign nation of Ukraine.
Gee, even neutrality-obsessed Switzerland chose sides this time (though that didn’t go undisputed domestically):
In a sharp break with its long-standing neutrality, Switzerland on Monday announced that it would join the European Union in imposing sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, filling a key gap in Western efforts to curb the Kremlin following widespread criticism of the Swiss government. …
Not entirely irrelevant, given the country’s business ties with Oligarchs (although likely on a smaller scale than UK)… and then there is this:
Ukraine: Pressure builds on Switzerland to deport ‘Putin’s mistress’
A petition has been launched for Switzerland to extradite former Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva, who is rumoured to be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long-time mistress and the mother of four of his children.
One outgrowth of the ravings of people like Buchanan I thought possible was a push to purge all the Spanish heritage of the southwest by renaming all the cities and places with Angelo names. Not as far fetched as it sounds. The POTUS in the early 70s launched a push to replace all the names he regarded as “immoral”. I remember Carson ridiculing that proposal on the “Tonight Show”. Two of the cities on the government hit list were Cheboygan, Michigan and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, because the names supposedly are comments on childbirth, which implies sex, which made it immoral to the POTUS.
If China truly respects sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, then they should condemn Russia’s invasion of the territory of the sovereign nation of Ukraine.