WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told senior European officials that China respects countries’ territorial integrity and sovereignty, including Ukraine’s, but that Russia’s concerns about NATO’s eastward expansion should be properly addressed.
Wang said the current situation in the Ukraine is not something Beijing wished to see, but China historically has opposed United Nations Security Council actions promoting sanctions.
Wang made the comments in separate calls with Britain’s foreign secretary, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief and France’s presidential advisor, according to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry.
(Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Chris Reese)
