China has good reason to keep its peacekeepers out of Ukraine

China has good reason to keep its peacekeepers out of Ukraine

Beijing’s strategic instinct is against military involvement even as its peacekeeping is bound to the UN framework and thus subject to Russia’s veto.

China Denies Possibility of Sending Peacekeepers to Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has denied information about the possible involvement of China in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

The rumors about a possible sending of Chinese troops to Ukraine - denied (for now) by the Beijing Foreign Ministry - have been met with nervousness by the Russians. In a conflict perceived as distant, Xi Jimping looks at safeguarding his interests, much more than at the obsessive contrasts of his 'eternal allie' Putin.

China's Foreign Ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing might join a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.

China denies talks with EU on sending troops to Ukraine

“The report is not true at all,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun told at a press briefing. The diplomat added that Beijing’s stance on the Ukraine crisis is “consistent and clear”, and it is in line with what China has advocated during these three years. China hopes that the parties to the conflict will reach a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement accepted by all relevant actors. Beijing’s position is based on the “four shoulds” p…

Chinese forces as part of a Ukrainian peacekeeping force "completely untrue" – China sees itself as a great power and would not tolerate foreign commanders.