US Is 'Major' Cause Of Ukraine War: Beijing Goes On Attack

Gulf Insider

2 days ago

China is pushing back hard against new Western criticisms of its foreign policy, as French President Emmanuel Macron and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on the attack, hurling sharp criticisms at Beijing during the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, which noticeably China's Defense Minister Dong Jun chose to skip.
A fresh, strident Chinese denunciation was formulated at the United Nations in New York. Beijing typically is very careful with its Ukraine war statements, seeking to present itself as an outside, neutral and objective mediator, urging peace. But now Chinese officials are blistering angry over the ramped-up anti-China messaging coming from Washington and Europe. The rhetoric is clearly getting less restrained on all sides, as increasingly hot spots in Eastern Europe get closely linked to Asian flashpoints.
Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations blasted the United States for playing proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, saying Washington bears 'major responsibility' for the outbreak of the conflict.
China's ambassador to UN further underscored that Beijing 'has never provided lethal weapons' to any side US should 'stop boring blame game' and instead focus on achieving peace.
'It is not conducive to achieving a cease-fire and ending the war, and runs counter to the common expectations of the international community,' he told the Security Council.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Indo-Pacific nations to establish a 'new coalition' to counter the 'constraints and side effects' stemming from the growing U.S.-China rivalry. –CNBC
'We urge all parties to actively forge an atmosphere conducive to peace talks by creating conditions and providing support. We also call on the parties to the conflict to work collectively toward de-escalation and a political solution, rather than persisting with military confrontations and attacks.'
'Just now, the US Representative, once again, spread misinformation and smeared China. This is utterly unacceptable,' said Geng, according to Xinhua. Hegseth's message in Asia was apparently coming through loud and clear via US representatives in New York on Friday. The Trump administration has of late held the threat of further sanctions over both Moscow and Beijing, given the export of 'dual-use' (military/industrial) Chinese items to Russia.
The occasion of the Shangri-La Dialogue conference has only served to heighten tensions between the US and China globally, and in the Indo-Pacific region.
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