China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis

Mostly sympathetic statements but the problem with any statement from a nondemocratic country is that it can change after a bad lunch by the dictator in charge. The problem addressed by the statement from China is entirely caused by Russia being a dictatorship that allows a single individual to control the military might of an entire nation.<p>Democracies have safeguards in place that complicates many radical actions, such as starting wars. So the long-term solution to problems like these is to get rid of all dictatorships, as peacefully as possible but with strong determination.<p>I&#x27;d like to see a UDN - a united democratic nations. The base rules should be that no country that has had the same person in the top two political positions of power for more than a decade can be part of the UDN and there should be steep barriers for trade with non-UDN nations.<p>This should be done while democratic countries still have the largest economies in the world, after that it&#x27;s too late.

&gt; China opposes unilateral sanctions unauthorized by the UN Security Council.<p>Given that Russia has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council with veto power, this is basically making it impossible to sanction Russia.

Whole lotta nothing.

It seems like most people in this thread missing the point of this statement.<p>Section 2 is a clear condemnation of NATO expansion into Ukraine.<p>&gt;The security of a region should not be achieved by strengthening or expanding military blocs.<p>I don&#x27;t think there is any other way to read this. Russia is not expanding a <i>military Bloc</i>. A &quot;military bloc&quot; is a set of countries with military alliance. This is perfectly in line with China&#x27;s historic perspective on the issue.

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I like the wishful thinking, even if I think it is impossible that china believes statements such as:<p><pre><code> 2. Abandoning the Cold War mentality. The security of a country should not be pursued at the expense of others. The security of a region should not be achieved by strengthening or expanding military blocs. The legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries must be taken seriously and addressed properly. There is no simple solution to a complex issue. All parties should, following the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security and bearing in mind the long-term peace and stability of the world, help forge a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture. All parties should oppose the pursuit of one&#x27;s own security at the cost of others&#x27; security, prevent bloc confrontation, and work together for peace and stability on the Eurasian Continent. </code></pre> , but this text contains zero solutions or suggestions in order to reach one.

Read this in the context of Taiwan

The Russian government&#x27;s pre-war speeches and essays revealed that they consider all of Ukraine to be an illegitimate state that was unfairly carved out of Russia. They are not just talking about Donbas and Crimea.<p>Russia has been somewhat effective in misleading the West into thinking that the conquest is only about Donbas and Crimea. Meanwhile Russian officials all the way up to Putin himself have been hinting or outright stating that the war is about annexing all of Ukraine.

Sounds like they&#x27;re into the russians leaving, well done China, well done.

I think this is commendable. Of course talk is cheap, but silence can be deadly. I hope that the usual people who live on a steady information diet of MSNBC, CNN and FOX news see this statement and hold western leadership accountable for making their own statements, and acting in support of, peaceful reconciliation.