Borrell urged China to promote peace process in Ukraine instead of helping Russia produce weapons

European Union High Representative for Diplomacy Josep Borrell addressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with a proposal that China should stop supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine. Instead of supporting Russia's military machine, Beijing should use its influence on Russia to stop the "existential war."

According to the EU's diplomatic service, Borrell and Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum of Southeast Asian Nations in Laos. During the meeting, the parties discussed EU-China relations.

The EU considers Russia's war against Ukraine an existential threat to Europe. That is why Borrell expressed his concern over China's exports to Russia of "a large number of dual-use goods and items that support Russia in building up its military machine," the EU diplomatic service said.

In this regard, Borrell asked China to use its influence on Russia to help end the war and support the peace process in Ukraine.

The two sides also discussed another EU problem in the EU's relations with China, namely the impact of economic policies and subsidies on production that cause distortions in the EU market.

"China must also address the root causes of our unbalanced trade relations by rebalancing its economy," Borrell said.

As a reminder, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the good results of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba's visit to China. Beijing will not supply weapons to Russia. In addition, China recognizes the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

As reported, in March of this year, China's Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui visited Ukraine as part of a "diplomatic tour" and met with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities.

He and members of the Chinese delegation were shown the wreckage of a downed North Korean missile and told how Russia uses components from third countries to produce weapons.

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