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Rejects any “interference” in relation to Taiwan during the visit of the German Foreign Minister
BEIJING, 14 Apr. (DPA/EP) –
The Chinese authorities have promised this Friday that they will not sell weapons to Russia in the framework of the invasion of Ukraine during the visit of the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, to Beijing, where she has met with her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang .
“We have not sold and will not sell weapons to the parties involved in this conflict,” Qin asserted after meeting with Baerbock for almost two hours, to whom he assured that exports that may have civil and military purposes “are already controlled by law from the Asian giant.
In this sense, he has affirmed that China’s role in relation to the war is to “promote reconciliation and peace negotiations” and has assured that “they are not going to add fuel to the fire” after Baerbock has urged Beijing to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. “The only way to resolve the conflict is through dialogue,” he has said.
Baerbock, for his part, has pointed out that the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow has shown that “there is no other country that has more influence over Russia.” “The decision on how to use this influence directly affects the main interests of Europe,” he has asserted.
Likewise, the minister has drawn a parallelism with the role of China regarding the reconciliation process between Iran and Saudi Arabia and has asked the Government to take similar measures in the face of the Ukrainian question “in order to end the aggression and achieve peace”. . “China has a special responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council,” she added.
TAIWANESE QUESTION
The Chinese minister has once again rejected “any interference by third countries in the Taiwan issue” as tensions in the area increase. After the meeting, Qin stressed that “they will not allow any type of intervention from outside”.
“If other countries truly respect the ‘one China’ principle, then they should reject the separatist activities in Taiwan which is the real root of this problem. China is not going to give up,” he said.
Baerbock has expressed concern about the recent rise in tension in the Taiwan Strait and the possibility that the area could become destabilized given that 50 percent of global trade crosses the strait.
“The expansive wave of the economic crisis that could occur would also hit China, so it could produce a scenario of terror for the entire world,” he said. “Conflicts can only be resolved through peace,” she reiterated before confirming that Germany adheres to the principle of “one China.”
