Blinken: Biden will threaten Xi Jinping with retaliation if China sends military aid to Russia


The president of United States, Joe Bidenwill threaten his Chinese counterpart tomorrow Friday Xi Jinping to retaliate if China “supports Russian aggression” against Ukraine, including in particular if it sends military aid to Moscow, Secretary of State said Thursday. Anthony Blinken.

“We are concerned that they are planning to directly help Russia with military equipment that would be used in Ukraine. President Biden will speak with President Xi tomorrow and will make it clear that China will take responsibility for any action to support Russia’s aggression. And we will not hesitate.” in imposing costs on it,” Blinken told reporters.

Biden will speak with his Chinese counterpart on Friday, the White House reported earlier, at a time when Washington is pressuring Beijing not to support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

The planned phone call was announced by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who said it was part of US efforts to keep lines of communication open between the two countries.

“They will discuss the management of competition between our two countries, as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine and other issues of mutual interest,” Psaki said.

The call comes after White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held seven-hour talks in Rome with Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi on Monday.

During that meeting, Sullivan raised concerns about China’s alignment with Russia.

A US government official said Sullivan was upfront with Yang about “the possible implications and consequences” for China for supporting Russia.

The Rome talks were described as intense but did not lead to any concrete results.

“We are deeply concerned about China’s alignment with Russia. We are closely monitoring whether China or any other country provides permits – military, economic or otherwise – to Russia,” a US government official told Reuters.



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