War in Ukraine, Moscow raises the bar but Beijing holds back: no world war, work for peace

China is convinced that “no one wants to witness the outbreak of a third world war”, after the statements of the Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov: in a TV interview, the head of diplomacy in Moscow raised the tone of the clash with the West accusing NATO of wanting to enter into a military clash by proxy through the supply of weapons to Ukraine, thus fearing the “real” risk of a new world conflict. Chinese foreign minister spokesman Wang Wenbin called for restraint, noting that on the war in Ukraine “all parties concerned should remain calm and in control, prevent the escalation of the situation and reach peace as soon as possible”. The purpose, the spokesman observed, is “to avoid making Europe and the whole world pay a higher price”. In the current situation, “all parties must first support dialogue and negotiation to prevent clashes from spreading and continuing over time.” At the same time, as a further part of the problem, “we should also reflect on why the Europe fell back into the maelstrom of geopolitical conflicts more than 30 years after the end of the Cold War “in order to build” a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture and strengthen the global system of security governance “. At present, despite pressure from the US, the EU and allies, Beijing has not yet condemned the Russian aggression against Ukraine, maintaining a position of difficult neutrality towards Moscow, safeguarding “the partnership without limits”. Meanwhile, the People’s Daily, the voice of the Chinese Communist Party, published an article by Foreign Minister Wang Yi with more details on the “global security initiative” proposed by President Xi Jinping last week at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum. for Asia. Answering the question: “What kind of security concept does the world need and how can countries achieve common security?” Wang noted that “the initiative contributes Chinese wisdom to compensate for the current peace deficit” . Beijing, he assured him, “will never claim hegemony, will never seek expansion or spheres of influence, nor will it engage in an arms race.”