US: China’s alignment with Russia ‘deeply worrying’

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The United States has said China’s alignment with Russia over the Ukraine war is “deeply troubling”, a senior White House official said after a meeting between President’s Adviser Joe Biden and a senior member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Rome. China, which apparently did not lead to the escalation of tension.

The conversation between Jake Sullivan and Yang Jiechi lasted seven hours and was “intense” and “very honest.”

The same source, however, assured that this meeting was being prepared since December.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, declined to comment on US media reports that Moscow had requested financial and military assistance from Beijing to invade Ukraine. Russia has denied the allegations, as has China, which has accused the United States of spreading “false news.”

On Sunday, Sullivan warned Beijing that the United States would “not allow any country to compensate for Russia’s losses” because of the economic sanctions imposed on it. So far, however, Washington has not specified what measures it could take.

Since the start of the war on February 24, Beijing has avoided asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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