Unlike the U.S., Europe and other nations, China has not condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine and has declined to take retaliatory action like economic sanctions. China did say that it "regrets" the civilian casualties being reported in Ukraine but emphasized that the "legitimate security concerns" of all parties should be respected.
While China is bolstering its stance on maintaining strong relations with Russia, it is also heavily stressing that it wants global solidarity and peaceful negotiations between both sides in the Ukraine crisis. Wang said that China was prepared to act as a mediator in such talks.
