Beijing cautiously distances itself from Russia

The Chinese government continues not to take a clear position on the Ukraine war. However, on Sunday, critical voices toward Russia picked up in various Chinese statements. „Present situation in Russia-Ukraine is something China doesn’t want to see,“ Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in telephone calls with his European counterparts. „The safety of ordinary people’s lives and properties should be effectively safeguarded, and in particular, large-scale humanitarian crises have to be prevented.“