Later, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the United States could impose sanctions on China if it supports Russia. “We have a number of tools that could be considered, and sanctions are one of them,” she said.
Xi Jinping said that the US and China should take “their due international responsibility and make efforts for world peace and tranquility.” According to him, the crisis in Ukraine is “not something that China would like to see.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese side is always taking the initiative of reconciliation and negotiations.
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China did not join the sanctions against Russia. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that restrictions are not an effective way to solve problems. She also noted that Beijing has always opposed any illegal unilateral sanctions, and in the situation with Ukraine and Russia, sanctions should not infringe on the interests of China and other countries.
Biden noted that China must understand that its economic future is much more connected with the West than with Russia. “I hope that China will not interfere,” the US president said.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would like to see China on the side of Ukraine, but indicated that the choice is up to China itself. “I think that without a direct connection between the United States and China, it will be impossible to achieve the result that the world needs,” he said.