Words and Deeds: Chinese Policy on Ukraine
John Gittings reflects on the Ukraine crisis and what more could China do to fulfil its obligations to the UN Charter as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
John Gittings reflects on the Ukraine crisis and what more could China do to fulfil its obligations to the UN Charter as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
At the annual political meeting of China’s leaders, known as the Two Sessions, raising defence spending and standing with Putin has shown how deeply out of touch it is with the international mood, writes Duncan Bartlett.
John Gittings argues that as the Ukraine situation worsens, the only way to stop Putin may be if China shifts ground and indicates its opposition to his aggression. Russia would then be deprived of the one ally which counts.