The paper calls for China to immediately resume negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
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Beijing China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Beijing also called for peace talks to end the war. The demands are part of a 12-point plan released by the State Department on Friday on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It also calls for the end of Western sanctions against Russia, measures to secure nuclear facilities, the establishment of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians, and steps to ensure grain exports.
China has tried to present itself as neutral in the conflict, while remaining in close partnership with Russia and has avoided criticizing Moscow’s invasion or even using that term to describe it. Meanwhile, Beijing has repeatedly accused the West of provoking the conflict and fueling the flames by supplying arms to Ukraine.
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