Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday that conflicts and confrontations similar to those happening in Ukraine are not in anyone’s interests.
This was reported by Reuters, referring to Chinese state media after a the two leaders held talks.
According to Chinese media, Xi Jinping said in a video conference with Biden that interstate relations should not go into confrontation and that conflicts and confrontations are not in anyone’s interest.
“The Ukrainian crisis is something we do not want to see,” state media quoted the Chinese leader as saying.
Xi reportedly said that China and the United States should steer bilateral relations in the right direction, and that both sides should also assume due international responsibility and work toward world peace.
The Biden administration has previously publicly and privately warned that Beijing would face dire consequences if it provided material support to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
