US Secretary of State Associated China from possible supply of Russia's weapons

China provides Russia with non -lethal military assistance, and also considers the possibility of supplying weapons. This was announced in a conversation with the NBC News television channel by US Secretary of State Anthony Biginen.

According to the diplomat, he warned of serious consequences for Beijing in the event of the start of weapons of Moscow, the head of the office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Van I. They met on Saturday on the fields of the Munich Security Conference. The meeting in Blinken's graph was not announced.

Blinken spoke about fears about the sale of Chinese weapons of the Russian army in an interview with CBS.

NBC sources previously reported that China could supply Russia with military uniforms and body armor for the spring offensive, but the interlocutors of the TV channel refused to disclose details.

According to Bloomberg, the United States in January presented the PRC to evidence that some Chinese state -owned companies may provide non -lethal military and economic assistance to Russia in the Ukrainian war. According to the interlocutors of the agency, Washington believes that Beijing wants to help Russia and is not a neutral side.

The representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry commented on the statements of the US Secretary of State. The Sinhua agency’s report says that China does not accept, "when the United States indicates us with a finger or even give a pressure aimed at Sino-Russian relations." The statement says that Russian-Chinese relations "are based on non-compilation, non-confrontation and non-focus against the third parties." The Chinese Foreign Ministry also emphasized that he advocates a peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and calls on the same United States. It is reported that Van also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleboy and, in particular, said that China "would not want to see the delay in the crisis in Ukraine, an increase in its scale."

The meeting of Blinken and Van and was held against the backdrop of a recent scandal with a Chinese obsector ballooner who fell into the airspace of the United States. The Secretary of State at the meeting called what happened an irresponsible act and emphasized that this should no longer be repeated. In response to an airfield, Blinken’s incident canceled his visit to China, where he was supposed to meet with the head of China Xi Jinping.

Van and, commenting on the results of the meeting with Blinken, noted that the US behavior is close to hysteria. According to the Chinese diplomat, Beijing demanded from Washington to resolve the issue in a calm way, but the requests were ignored and the balloon was shot down by fighters. Van noted that the downed device was civilian and fell into the American airspace due to strong winds.

Van also emphasized that China is striving for mutual respect and cooperation with the United States, but Washington sees in China as a serious geopolitical competitor. Beijing considers such a look erroneous, said the diplomat.

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