President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday in their first call since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. According to the White House, Biden detailed to Xi the “consequences” China would face if it provides Russia with “material support” to help in the war.
China has strongly denied that it has any plans to give Russia military aid, and Xi told Biden that the war needs to end as quickly as possible. “The top priorities now are to continue dialogue and negotiations, avoid civilian casualties, prevent a humanitarian crisis, cease fighting and end the war as soon as possible,” Xi told Biden, according to Chinese state media.
Biden said that the US supports a “diplomatic resolution to the crisis,” although the US is pledging billions in new military aid to Ukraine and hasn’t shown much interest in engaging in diplomacy with Russia. Xi said all sides should support “Russia and Ukraine in having dialogue and negotiation that will produce results and lead to peace.”
“The US and NATO should also have dialogue with Russia to address the crux of the Ukraine crisis and ease the security concerns of both Russia and Ukraine,” the Chinese leader said.
Biden and Xi also discussed US-China relations, which have deteriorated in recent years. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Xi said that he and Biden share the view that the US and China need to respect each other and peacefully coexist, while Biden said Washington doesn’t want a Cold War with Beijing.
China has been warning the US against supporting “Taiwan independence” forces as Washington has been boosting its informal relationship with Taipei. Despite increasing support for Taipei, Biden insisted that the US policy towards Taiwan hasn’t changed and reaffirmed the “one-China policy.”
My, how Presidential Joe Biden has become. The Crash Test Dummy has shown that he has blood in his veins and fire in his belly after all.
You made me laugh aloud with that one…
Biden’s talkin’ out of his backside: everything that was once American-made is now made in China; if we cut trade with China is like cutting our own nose to spite our face.
This seems like saying something without saying much of anything, while holding knives behind their backs…
Exactly. This meeting achieved absolutely nothing just like Sullivan’s meeting earlier. China in both cases basically told the US “go duck yourself.” The “d” was a typo, but I’m leaving it as a gag. 🙂
We will give arms and other aids to Ukraine. But you(China) should not to Russia.
Biden. That is what called level playing field
The whole idea of Russia needing arms from China is a fantasy. Russia is not allowed to have allies or even to live, according to Biden who lives well in the past when the USA bossed the rest of us around.
It almost warms the heart… :-}
Our enemies (Russia, China & Iran) are not even allowed to have any influence in there own neighborhoods.
Sanction all J E L L O exports.
No more Jello!
This is of course just a set up to put China on
defensive. Russia does not need weapons.
Will China have economic relations and follow US sanctions. Xi clarified that — China does not recognize sanctions not imposed by UN. US sanctions are US domestic legislation and the attempts to implement “long arm sanctions” against China will be met with vigorous response.
Following the conversation there are multitde of official statements and editorials. Look up at Global times.
Main points in commentsry
China emphatizes with victims and has shipped food, sleeping bags and blankets, US is sending weapins and ammunition. Which one would refugees rather have?
China wants to know why are US officials asking China about civilian victims. China already has expressed feelings for suffering and is sending what is urgently needed. China wants to know if US officials expressed equal consternation and caring for civilians that perished when US bombed Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan. Libya. Syria and Somalia.
China considers US respinsible for the war in Ukraine. And continues to pour gasoline on the fire. US is responsible for the failure of Europesn security by making promisses to Russia that NATO would not expand one inch!
China sees Europe now engulfed in crisis, with refugees, while US is sending thousands of soldiers. Is it to defend Europe or occupy Europe? Chinese commentary calls it – kidnapping of Europe.
Biden essentially can say that he bullied China into not giving arms to Russia! Poor consolation.
U got it Thomas!! We are sending billions in weapons to Ukraine, but China better not DARE send Russia a dime. No, cause Uncle Joe says so… Sounds like the strong are talking conciliatory and the weak are talking tough.. What can possibly go wrong?? Do you think it’s their hypersonics that have made them weak or that our, so far, failed hypersonic joint venture with Australia has made us stronger?? Some actually believe talking tough is superior to the expence and work of being tough. I myself think that tough talk that does not have tough responce
is a sure road to a massive castrophes.
Publicly pointing US fingers at China, while China holds the US economy by the nuts, is going to make China avoid losing face by positively not kowtowing to US empty rhetoric. Shooting your mouth off for local consumption, while not being willing to give something (Taiwan) to get something (China not supporting Russia against the West) only happens in a US State Dept. wet dream. Besides the Chinese authoritarian view of governing is much closer to Vlad’s view of things than the US.
Correct. There are plenty of means by which China can financially assist Russia. Some are not too good for us. A read from the American Conservative: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/weapons-of-financial-destruction-and-the-new-world-disorder/
A wise deity stated, your mouth is a snare to your very life.
Nicely stated and seemingly very true…
“Biden detailed to Xi the “consequences” China would face if it provides Russia with “material support” to help in the war.”
And so now, in addition to poking the hornets’ nest of Russia over an issue that while of intimate relevance for them, has zero importance to the safety of the American people, this senile fool is also simultaneously spewing threats against China? How much longer is this ‘loose cannon’ going to be allowed to run amuck babbling the dangerous nonsense whispered in his deluded ears by his criminal deep state handlers and endangering the safety of the entire world before he is confined to the asylum where he clearly belongs and his megalomaniacal handlers are brought to heel?
Well said!!! You are being awarded “post of the day”! Spot on!
The war mongers here in the U.S. of A. don’t care. Just print more money to give to the MIC, protect Chase, Goldman, JP Morgan, the 1%, let the poor and middle class pick up the tab. As usual. There will be a day of reckoning. Another Great Recession, perhaps??
The “why” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rarely mentioned, in spite of Putin’s many instances of clearly (and slowly) laying out his country’s absolute refusal to let a NATO country pop up on their western flank. Even less talked about are Washington’s motives for escalating the rhetoric against Putin. Any guesses? Mine involves the petrodollar and US hegemony. Russian just announced their move away from using dollars in oil transactions. Virtually all American power depends on the ability to export inflation while buying cheap goods and services. That is about to end.
All wars start with economic maneuvers and impacts, then they gradually build…
There is evidence that WWI was perpetrated to tackle Germany.
By Britain. Germany became serious competitor in industralization. Germany started eyeing colonies to have markets.
UK thkught they had it figured out. Once Victoria’s grandson (son of her eldest dsughter) came to German throne, UK was developing a number of projects, Trotski’s contacts, financiers for Russian revolution, groundwork for post-Ottoman Turkey. UK was heavily in debt. In fact, already at the end of Napoleonic wars UK was in debttwice its GDP. The inept Bourbins ended up financing a great desl of Ctimea war. But it ended up with Phyrric victory, more debt and Bourbons exit the history for the last times.
WWI was to get Germany, get a competitor out, and get war reparations. But Prussia fought harder than anticipated. This is why folliwing WWI it was dismantled. But even Middle East colonies did not save Britain. Imd Keiser moved to Belgium. In Germany a new hope for always in debt UK.
An Austrian pennyless corporal rose to prominence and was helped to militarize. The obvious tatget — Soviet Union. But by the time Hitler had bigger plans, Britain was dependent in US to fight WWIi.
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By Who please?
Teach it
Not so.
In 2001 A Space Odyssey the watering hole skirmish was about
DOMINION OVER RESOURCES.
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David Stockman penned an article for antiwar.com. It is available today. Spelled out in color the why.
Thank, will check it out.
“Biden said that the US supports a “diplomatic resolution to the crisis,” although the US is pledging billions in new military aid to Ukraine and hasn’t shown much interest in engaging in diplomacy with Russia.”
Russia is self sufficient militarily…. However, US does not want a dialog with Russia in regards to NATO expansion involving Ukraine… Therefore any military air to Russia from China is justifiable until that constructive dialog happens…!
It is not an entirely “new” situation, there are previous historical references and records, detailing the two previous world wars… Having said that, one can wonder if a third world war could be in the making?…
It is nice that Biden “reaffirmed”, “the one China policy” and the idea that the US does not want a “cold war” with China but it might have been helpful if he added the idea that neither did he desire a “hot” one either…
Actions speak louder than words. Biden isn’t arming Taiwan because he believes in a “One China” policy. He isn’t sending warships through the South China Sea because he doesn’t want a Cold War.
Lovely.
I saw sometime last night in my racing cardio palpitated delerium and Angina, I remember I viewed a well spoken Chinese Diplomat offer solutions on the situation Over There. It was wonderful!
I like him. He wanted to use China’s mutual good will affiliations to forge PEACE between the Ukraine and Russia.
It was refreshing breath of air. Then I died.
[Just kidding, lol]
Wha occurred to me when I awoke was that Switzerland is out of the Neutral party business and has taken exception to the systematic leveling of The Wasteland of Murderous Traitors now called ‘ The Ukraine’ ( less the Poles).
China is the New Switzerland and Joy fills my Heart! My Heart beats better today and is at rest. Amen to that!
God Bless China and its people!
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That’s kind of a nonsensical threat on the part of Biden; China has no military sales to Russia at all.
China imports arms from Russia and Ukraine, and China competes with Russia for arms deals in the Global South.
Russia relies on the Ukraine for spare parts and components as well, not China.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3139603/how-china-grew-buyer-major-arms-trade-player