China denies helping Russia produce Oreshnik missiles
Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for China Ministry of Foreign Affairs (photo: Getty Images)
China has denied a report by The Telegraph about supplying Russia with equipment for the production of Oreshnik ballistic missiles, according to a statement by Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jiakun said that Beijing's position on the war in Ukraine remains unchanged.
"China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear. We never fan the flames, do not exploit the situation, and certainly do not accept accusations or the shifting of responsibility," he said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson once again described accusations that China is effectively supporting Russia's war against Ukraine as an attempt to shift responsibility for the aggression onto China and expressed protest in this regard.
"We categorically reject the shifting of responsibility onto China," the diplomat said.
Responding to questions about Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the possibility of assisting Ukraine, the spokesperson emphasized that China supports de-escalation.
According to him, Beijing calls on all parties to adhere to three principles — not to expand the conflict, not to escalate hostilities, and not to fuel further confrontation — to create conditions for a political settlement.
What preceded
On January 28, The Telegraph reported that China is supplying Russia with specialized machine tools, instruments, and high-tech equipment used to produce hypersonic missiles with nuclear warheads, including the Oreshnik missile.
The total value of the supplied equipment is $10.3 billion.
Russia–China cooperation
Earlier, Ukraine stated that it had received information indicating that China is supplying weapons to Russia.
In addition, Western media have reported that China has become one of the main suppliers for Russia's war machine. In particular, Beijing may have transferred lethal weapons to Russia. As an example, strike drones of the Shahed type are cited, which Russia is now producing on a mass scale.
One report mentions Chinese combat engines that are secretly shipped to Russia under the guise of "industrial refrigeration units" to circumvent Western sanctions.
Why China continues to support Russia — read in the RBC-Ukraine report.
