Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang: China hopes that Europe will gain independence after the crisis in Ukraine.Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang believes that the Ukrainian conflict is "a tragedy that could have been avoided" The Chinese authorities are in favor of a peaceful

dialogue and a reduction in escalation during the Ukrainian conflict, a critical moment has come to end the escalating crisis Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said that Washington's respect for China's territorial integrity on the Taiwan issue is the basis of Sino-American

relations China does not understand why the United States demands that the PRC not supply weapons to Russia, but at the same time it supplies American weapons to Taiwan. The Central Government of the People's Republic of China will continue to promote the peaceful reunification

of the mainland with the island of Taiwan. "We [mainland and Taiwanese residents] are blood brothers. We will continue to make efforts for the peaceful unification of the motherland, to show maximum goodwill for this," he stressed, speaking at a press conference during the

annual sessions of the country's main advisory and legislative bodies, which are being held this week in Beijing. The Chinese government has not supplied weapons to any of the parties to the crisis in Ukraine and opposes attempts to shift responsibility for this conflict and

threats to Beijing. The Chinese authorities support the strategic autonomy of the Middle Eastern states and are against external interference in their domestic political affairs The incident with a Chinese balloon in the sky over the United States demonstrated that Washington

views China as its main rival, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at an annual press conference on Tuesday. "This incident revealed something fundamental. The perception and views of the United States regarding China are seriously distorted. The United States views China as

its main rival and the most serious geopolitical challenge," Qin Gang said. "China supports the strategic independence of the Middle East countries, we are against external interference in their domestic politics," he said, speaking at a press conference during the annual

sessions of the country's main advisory and legislative bodies, which are being held this week in Beijing. "The US Indo-Pacific strategy is allegedly aimed at strengthening freedom and openness, <...> but, in fact, it is aimed at confrontation. <...> Our Asia-Pacific region

(APR) should become an arena for mutually beneficial cooperation in Asia," he said, speaking at a press conference during the annual sessions of the country's main advisory and legislative bodies, which are taking place this week in Beijing. "We cannot allow the Ukrainian crisis

to repeat itself in Asia." "Relations with the United States have gone off the rational path. If the United States does not "hit the brakes", then a confrontation will definitely arise."