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As the war is taking place in Europe, it is all the more necessary for Europe to play its part for peace, to jointly address the root causes of the crisis and to find a balanced, effective and sustainable security framework for the lasting peace and stability in Europe,
Wang said
We have actively engaged in mediation based on these principles and have launched the 'Friends for Peace' Group with Brazil and other countries of the Global South. Development of situation has demonstrated that China's views are objective, fair, rational and pragmatic, reflecting the broad consensus of the international community,
Wang saidChina and Russia have normal economic and trade exchanges. If China does not import oil and gas from Russia, how could it meet its demands and ensure the need of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people?"
Wang saidPresident Xi Jinping has put forward a four-point proposal, which is the most authoritative interpretation of China's position, stating that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected, that the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be adhered to, that the legitimate security concerns of all parties should be taken into account, and that all efforts toward peace should be supported,
Wang saidWe agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately,
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China views all efforts dedicated to peace positively, including any consensus reached by the United States and Russia on peace talks,
China's foreign ministry readout quoted Wang as saying
As the countries with the largest nuclear arsenals, the United States and Russia should earnestly fulfill their special and priority responsibilities for nuclear disarmament, further reduce their nuclear arsenals by a substantial and substantial margin, and create the necessary conditions for other nuclear-weapon states to join the nuclear disarmament process,
the spokesperson added
China is glad to see enhanced communication and dialogue between Russia and the U.S. on a number of international issues."
Asked to comment on the Trump-Putin phone call, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun saidDialogue and negotiation is the only viable way out of the crisis,
Guo said, reiteratingChina supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the crisis, and will maintain communication with relevant parties and play a constructive role in promoting the political settlement of the crisis,
the spokesperson added
When we straighten it all out, then I want one of the first meetings I have [to be] with President Xi of China, President Putin of Russia. And I want to say, let’s cut our military budget in half,
Trump said ahead of a summit meeting with Indian President Narendra Modi
And here we are building new nuclear weapons and they’re building nuclear weapons and China is building nuclear weapons and China is trying to catch up because you know, they’re very substantially behind, but within five or six years, they’ll be even,
Trump said
I think it was a mistake to throw him out,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to Putin
There's no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons,
he added
I believe that's the reason the war started, because [predecessor President Joe] Biden went out and said that they could join NATO,
said Trump of Russia's February 2022 invasion
I think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if he didn't,
Trump said
We also face a peer competitor in the Communist Chinese with the capability and intent to threaten our homeland and core national interests in the Indo-Pacific,
Hegseth said