Bloomberg: China Cease-Fire Proposal for Ukraine Falls Flat With US, Allies
China called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine in a position paper on ending the war that offered some reprieve to Moscow but was quickly dismissed by Kyiv’s allies as the conflict enters its second year.
Several of the 12 points outlined by China in the document issued Friday would, if carried out, offer clear benefits to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That includes a cease-fire, which would freeze Russian troops in place on Ukrainian territory, as well as a call to immediately end all sanctions not endorsed by the UN Security Council, where Russia holds veto power.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, speaking on CNN, brushed off the Chinese proposal, saying it should have ended after the first bullet point, which calls for “respecting the sovereignty of all countries.”
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Update: U.S. and E.U. Balk at China’s ‘Peace Proposal’ for War in Ukraine (Time)
WNU Editor: Chinese media is covering this story extensively .... China urges Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, offers path to peace in position paper, shows sincerity in global governance (Global Times).
As expected by this blog. Ukraine has rejected China's ceasefire proposal .... Chinese call for Ukraine ceasefire rebuffed by Kyiv (Reuters), but are still open for talks .... Zelenskyy gives qualified support for China proposals on war (AP). Russia has welcomed the Chinese initiative .... Russia welcomes China peace plan, says it is open to talks (Reuters).
As to what is my take on this Chinese effort.
I expected more from this Chinese 12-point peace document. To begin. This Chinese document is not a peace plan/road map to peace/or proposal to end the Russia - Ukraine war. It is a document/position paper that states 12 essential principles that China believes should be followed to resolve this conflict.
Unfortunately, I know some of these principles will be rejected by the West. From the ending of the 'Cold War mentality' (i.e. the ending of blocs like NATO), the ending of sanctions not approved by the UN (i.e. the ending of sanctions on Russia), and stopping the shipment of weapons by other countries to one side (i.e. the West arms shipments to Ukraine).
But even with this difference in opinions, I do not believe the West should treat this Chinese initiative as DOA. It is a document that is intended to begin the discussion to end the war, and China is more than willing to use its clout to be the middleman to facilitate this process.
A prediction.
The West will formally reject China's initiative in the coming days. Ukraine will enter into talks with China in the hope that these discussions will delay the expected Russian counter-offensive, but in the end will walk away from the table saying it cannot accept the conditions to end the war. The rest of the world will see the Chinese proposals/principles as reasonable, that in the end will only accelerate the further splitting of the West from the rest of the world.
11 comments:
"I expected more from this Chinese 12-point peace document."
It could have been written by any ditzy US college student or Miss Universe contestant.
"Reducing strategic risks" That is so high level and is without specifics. It does plump up the bullet point count and the sordid count. So there is that.
A 12 point plan is so much more impressive than an 11 point plan.
Funny proposal. Withdrawal from occupied land should be the first. WNU asshole does not even consider this option obviously…
this plan would be like a European nation plan to end the American Civil War by saying or implying the South can keep slavery.
you do not get serious talks by neglecting to say anything about
occupied lands.
"In the Ukrainian Census of 2001, 49.6% of the inhabitants declared themselves as ethnically Ukrainians and 47% as Russians. 85.3% of the population spoke Russian as their native language, while 13.7% spoke Ukrainian, 0.2% Armenian and 0.1% Belarusian." - Wiki
49.6% Ukrainian
47.0% Russian
0.20% Armenian
0.10% Belarussian
85.7% Russian speakers
13.7% Ukrainian speakers
WNU, the sophist, hung his hat on 85.7% of the population being Russian speakers. That right there was sufficient to risk WW3.
They could have held a plebiscite. Jimmy Carter would have been happy to have been a poll observer. But Jimmy, God bless his heart, is unavailable now since he is in hospice care.
If Russian did not take Crimea and count those people, the Russian federation would have lost around 5 million people under the the watch of the richest man in Russia, Putin.
7. Keeping nuclear power plants safe
There is a howler.
In the last 2 or 3 days it has been reported that the Russians are draining the reservoir, which provides cooling water for the nuclear power plant.
What could go wrong?
Chernobyl 2, brought to you by Wiley E. Putin Genius.
Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155761686/russia-is-draining-a-massive-ukrainian-reservoir-endangering-a-nuclear-plant
Last thing the US wants to to end this war … they get to try out new weapon systems, kill Russian soldiers and weaken it as well as their economy, learn russsian war tactics… all without losing a single US soldier
People are saying there are US soldiers in Ukraine. So "all without losing a single US soldier" is probably a false statement.
"they get to try out new weapon systems," You do not know what a bombing range is do you?
How many hispanics speak Spanish as their first language? How many speak Spanish at home but English in schools and work?
If you speak X language but live in a nation that is now called Y, and you feel more X than Y, then move to X.
The Germans under Hitler decided certain areas of Other Nations had many ethnic Germans and so they could march in to make them German.
What Armenia-Azerbaijan/Turkey is for Russia, Russia-Ukraine/NATO is for China. Put this thing in the freezer until it's time to serve it as a side dish with a Taiwanese main course.
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