China Says In Touch With All Parties on Seeking Ceasefire in Ukraine

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday that China would communicate with all relevant parties in its efforts to push for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Qin made the comments alongside his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin. “As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and responsible major country, China will neither watch the fire from the other bank nor add fuel to the fire,” he said,

“China is willing to maintain communication with relevant parties, including Germany, to achieve an early ceasefire,” Qin added. After Chinese President Xi Jinping recently held a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Beijing announced it would send a special envoy to Ukraine to work toward a ceasefire.