Blinken: China's military assistance to Russia will lead to serious consequences in relations between Washington and Beijing

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in an interview with the head of the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, that Beijing's military assistance to Russia would have serious consequences in relations with Washington. In the weeks after Russia launched a military offensive into Ukraine, senior US officials, including President Joe Biden and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, warned Beijing that Chinese material support for Russia during the this war will have a number of consequences.

Blinken said in an interview with NBC News on Sunday that Washington is concerned that China is considering providing Russia with deadly military weapons, and at a meeting with Wang Yi, he said that this support would have serious consequences for bilateral relations. between China and the US. Two US and Chinese dignitaries met Saturday at an undisclosed location as part of the Munich Security Conference.

Blinken made such statements at a time when Wang Yi, director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, at a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, said that his country was not in favor of continuing the war between Russia and Ukraine and calls on both parties to the conflict to strive for the establishment of a ceasefire and a truce.

Wang Yi added, "China has always placed emphasis on promoting peace and dialogue and will continue its constructive efforts in the same direction." On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi also met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. At this meeting, he stressed that Beijing is ready to work with the international community to avoid further tensions.