China, urging de-escalation in Ukraine, expresses concern for civilians after citizen is shot during evacuation
In sign of rising worry over the conflict in Ukraine, China’s foreign minister expressed concern over civilian casualties and said that preventing further escalation was a “top priority” during a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.
Wang Yi’s remarks were some of the sharpest China has made about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Beijing has been loath to directly criticize. While Wang told Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba there has been no change in China’s stance, he did dwell more on the loss of life than in other recent statements from Beijing, as well as the potential for further harm to civilians.
“China deplores the outbreak of conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and is extremely concerned about the harm to civilians,” Wang said in a phone call with Kuleba, who requested Beijing’s assistance in negotiating a cease-fire, according to a readout from the Chinese Foreign Ministry late Tuesday.
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