On February 25, 2022, the CCTV “News Network” suddenly interrupted the call between Xi Jinping and Putin, and the host bowed his head and read the manuscript. (Image source: Video screenshot)
[See China February 28, 2022 News](See a comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Dong Linshan) According to the CCPCCTV“News Network” was suddenly interrupted last FridayXi JinpingandPutincall. According to Taiwan’s Dongsen News, the content summary at the beginning of the news broadcast that day did not predict Xi’s Mandarin, and when the anchor Kang Hui broadcast the news, he kept bowing his head and reciting the manuscript, indicating that the news was temporarily inserted, and he didn’t even have time to get on the manuscript reading machine.
When the “News Network” was replayed that night, the relevant news clips were re-edited, and the part where Kang Hui lowered his head and read the draft was cut off. According to CCTV, Xi Jinping and Putin did not define Putin’s actions as “aggression” during the phone call. He said that all countries should “abandon the Cold War mentality” and emphasized that “China supports Russia and Ukraine to solve the problem through negotiation.”
Dongsen News reported that the CCP’s emergency broadcast of Xi’s Mandarin on the “News Network” aims to release two meanings. One is to show the Western countries that are forcing China to express its position that Beijing is “willing to support Russia and Ukraine to negotiate to solve the problem”; the other is to show that the Chinese side Still support Russia’s position.
Some public opinion suspects that Beijing is co-starring with the Russian side for a double reed under the pressure of public opinion. Russia announced on the same day that it was ready to negotiate, but some observers remained skeptical about whether Russia’s agreement to negotiate was motivated by Beijing’s influence and how sincere Russia is in the negotiations.
The White House on February 27 urged China to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the battle to defend Ukraine stalemate.
According to the French Broadcasting Corporation, White House spokesman Psaki is simply a good talker: Now should not stand by and watch, now is the time for China to condemn Putin’s order to invade a sovereign country.
The report quoted the New York Times as saying that in the past three months, senior U.S. officials and senior Chinese officials have held six emergency meetings to inform Russia that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, hoping that in the eyes of the United States, Xi Jinping, the only person who may prevent Putin from starting a war, will come forward to dissuade Putin. , The Chinese side doubted the US side’s statement and informed the Russian side that the US was trying to win over China.
On the 4th of this month, Putin and Xi Jinping held a summit a few hours before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and in a joint statement issued after the meeting stated that “the friendship between the two countries has no end, and there is no restricted area for cooperation.” Xi Jinping’s move was widely believed by Western public opinion that China willingly joined the “axis of authoritarianism”.
Russia began to invade Ukraine on the 24th. The Russian army made poor progress and encountered unexpected and tenacious resistance. Now in its fourth day, Putin’s hopes for a quick conquest of Ukraine appear to be dashing. With Ukrainian resistance slowing or holding back Russian troops, and Western countries dramatically increasing economic pressure on Russia, Russia appears almost completely isolated.
The report said that China’s behavior was very strange. Wang Yi expressed “understanding” of Russia’s actions. Xi Jinping expressed “respect” for Russia’s actions during the phone call with Putin. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying did not believe that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an “invasion.” Judging from these remarks, China is almost considered to be allied with Russia. However, there are some prevarications, such as respecting sovereignty and integrity is China’s consistent position, and Ukraine is no exception.
Faguang’s analysis believes that perhaps Beijing is still watching the strength of all parties in the Russian-Ukrainian war. If the Russian side has the upper hand, or it will give China more confidence to take risks against Taiwan? If Putin instead reduces Russia to a “untouchable state” as described by the United States, Xi Jinping, who is busy preparing to take over for life at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, may not want to “you go down to the abyss and I will follow you down the abyss”?
Source: Watch China
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