Sunday, September 18, 2022

U.S. President Biden Says He Warned Chinese President Xi That Breaking Russia Sanctions Would Be A ‘Gigantic Mistake’

The Hill: Biden says he warned Xi that breaking Russia sanctions would be ‘gigantic mistake’ 

President Biden said in a new interview that he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that it would be a “gigantic mistake” to violate sanctions against Russia around the time that Moscow began its war in Ukraine. 

Biden called Xi earlier this year after the latter met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing during the Olympics, Biden told Scott Pelley, according to excerpts from an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” set to air Sunday night.  

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Update #1: Biden Says He Warned Xi of Investment Chill If China Backs Putin -- Bloomberg

Update #2: Biden Says Warned Xi Of Investor Fallout If China Backs Russia's War (AFP) 

Update #3: Biden reveals how he threatened China over Russia (RT)  

WNU Editor: China is dependent on Russian energy and mineral imports. They are not going to jeopardize that. Beijing also views Moscow as a strategic partner against Washington. They are definitely not going to jeopardize that relationship in the current geopolitical environment.

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