China changes stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict

China votes against at the United Nations Human Rights Council

RT reports, China has voted against the United Nations Human Rights Council’s investigation into the possible crimes of China. Russia in Ukraine amid concerns that the investigation is politically motivated.

Ambassador Chen Xu, Head of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva (Switzerland), said: “We have noted that in recent years, politicization and confrontation (at the council) is on the rise, which has seriously affected credibility, fairness and solidarity.

Ambassador Chen made a comment before United Nations Human Rights Council voted on May 12 – with 33 votes in favor, 2 against and 12 abstentions – to pass a resolution calling for an investigation into Russia. Besides China, Eritrea was the second country to vote against. Members who abstained included Armenia, Bolivia, Cameroon, Cuba, India, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.

Russian Ambassador Gennady Gatilov to the United Nations in Geneva, argues that the “Western collective” is organizing a “political line to destroy Russia” rather than addressing the real causes of the Ukraine crisis and find ways to solve those problems.

Last month, the United Nations General Assembly voted exclude Russia from the Human Rights Council. China also voted against this time, but Beijing abstained on other resolutions related to Ukraine, including the General Assembly’s condemnation of Russia’s military attack and the Security Council’s The United Nations condemns Moscow.

Sanctions against Russia cause global food and energy crisis

Also on May 12, Mr. Dai Bing, deputy head of China’s permanent representative mission to the United Nations in New York, told the Security Council that the orders punish Russia causing a global food and energy crisis. Dai Bing said that the Western sanctions campaign against Russia because of the Ukraine conflict would be counterproductive, causing suffering around the world, while not promoting peace in the former Soviet republic. .

Dai Bing made the comments as the Security Council met to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Chinese diplomat talked about efforts to help protect children affected by the fighting, such as encouraging Russia and Ukraine to work together to facilitate the evacuation of more civilians, but he said, The only real solution is a peace agreement.

“Sanctions will not bring peace, but will only accelerate the spread of the crisis, causing food, energy and financial crises around the world,” said China’s deputy ambassador to China. United Nations speaking in New York. He added that continuing to impose sanctions on Russia would force children around the world to “bear bitter consequences”.

“Achieving peace is the best defense for children. Dialogue and negotiation is the most realistic and possible way to achieve a ceasefire and end the war. The international community should encourage Russia and Ukraine to return to the path of negotiations and continue to accumulate political conditions to restore peace.”

Mr. Dai Bing said that, instead of trying to come up with a solution through sanctions, Western countries and their allies are actually causing more harm to children, especially those living in poverty. in war-torn places like Afghanistan, Yemen, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.

“China once again urges all parties to maintain reason and restraint, overcome prejudices and conflicts, and make unremitting efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine as soon as possible,” the deputy ambassador said. .

The United States and its NATO allies have spearheaded a campaign of sanctions, trying to isolate Russia and wreak havoc on its economy and currency. However, ruble May 12 was actually stronger than it was before the Ukraine crisis began, recovering from historic lows in March. According to Bloomberg, the Russian ruble has been the world’s best performing currency in 2022 until Even though the Russian economy is said to be on track to shrink by around 12% this year.

Meanwhile, food and energy shortages are looming around the world, and inflation is at a 40-year high in the US and parts of Western Europe. President Vladimir Putin announced on May 12 that the sanctions were causing a global economic crisis, and that the responsibility “was entirely with the elites of Western countries, who are willing to sacrifice the rest of the world.” to maintain their global dominance”.