Biden says that he reminded Xi Jinping, among other things, of how 600 American companies left Russia after the country started a war of aggression in Ukraine.
President of the United States Joe Biden according to the United States “will react” if China provides armed aid to Russia in the war in Ukraine.
However, Biden stated ABC News (you will switch to another service) in the interview, that he does not “predict” that China will arm Russia, or that at least this has not yet been seen.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that the United States had evidence that China was planning to send armed aid to Russia.
In the interview, Biden also told about the conversation he had with the Chinese president in the summer Xi Jinping with. At the time, Biden said he had warned about the economic sanctions that supporting Russia might cause to China.
Biden says that he reminded China, among other things, of how 600 American companies, including McDonald’s and Exxon, left Russia after the country started a war of aggression against Ukraine.
– I said that if you participate in similar atrocities by supporting atrocities, you may face the same type of sanctions, the president said.
In the interview, Biden also criticized the 12-point proposal presented by China on Friday to end the war in Ukraine.
Biden was asked about his view of the “peace plan” presented by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
– [Vladimir] Putin praises it, so what good can it be? he asked.
According to Biden, the fact that China is negotiating the outcome of Russia’s war of aggression does not make sense. Biden points out that the whole war is unfair to Ukraine.
China’s proposal has been widely criticized for, among other things, not calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.