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Chinese Regime Changes Tune on Ukraine War Under Pressure of Sanctions: Experts

Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 3:34 pm
by claireokc
While the United States and the European Union continue to increase sanctions on Russia, the Chinese communist regime’s state media has recently changed its tone on the Russian-Ukrainian war, starting to report positively on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Analysts believe that as the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th National Congress is approaching, Beijing is worried that if they are sanctioned for supporting Russia, the Chinese economy may collapse. So minor adjustments have been made in their position given China’s gloomy economic forecast. The CCP’s official mouthpiece, Xinhua News Agency, for the first time directly quoted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba saying “the Russian invasion of Ukraine” three times in an exclusive written interview with him on April 30. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-r ... 52235.html