onsdag 5. november 2014

China is full of understanding for the Russian position on Ukraine

The principle of non-intervention is not only a guiding principle in Chinese foreign policy, it has also been a cornerstone in Sino-Russian “convergence” since the nineties.  No wonder then that the Chinese are displeased with the Russian de facto annexation of Crimea in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, writes Julie Wilhelmsen, senior research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Read more