Published: March 3rd, 2022,
Last updated: March 3rd, 2022
The international community has condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and called for the withdrawal of Russia’s troops. China abstained from the historic vote at the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The resolution fails to take the „the history and complexity of the current crisis“ into account, Chinese UN Ambassador Zhang Jun said after the vote. Moreover, it did not express the urgency of a political settlement or considers the security concerns of all states involved, the ambassador said. However, China was willing to „continue to play a constructive role.“ China’s abstention – along with 34 other states – is no surprise. Beijing has been trying a shaky balancing act of economic and political interests in the conflict for the past week.