Beijing's EU envoy "appalled" by Trump's treatment of allies, says peace in Ukraine must not be dictated by US and Russia only
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:36:37 +0200
Chinas special envoy for European affairs, Lu Shaye, has said he is appalled by US President Donald Trumps treatment of Americas European allies.
He added that a peace deal for Ukraine should not be decided solely by the US and Russia.
Source South China Morning Post, a Hong Kongbased Englishlanguage newspaper Quote When you look at how the Trump administration has implemented a brazen and domineering policy towards Europe, treating its allies in this way, honestly, from a European perspective, its quite appalling.
I believe European friends should reflect on this and compare the Trump administrations policies with those of the Chinese government.
In doing so, they will see that Chinas diplomatic approach emphasises peace, friendship, goodwill and winwin cooperation.
Details Shaye voiced his remarks during a panel discussion with senior diplomats, held alongside the annual session of Chinas top advisory body, the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, in Beijing.
He acknowledged that although discussions between the US and Russia aim to address what he referred to as a crisis in reality, a war any peace process must involve all relevant stakeholders, including European nations Various proposed solutions should be subject to equal discussion, rather than being dictated by a select few.
Background On 28 February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a row over the war in Ukraine at the White House in raised voices in front of the TV cameras.
On 4 March, US media outlets reported that Trump had ordered a halt to all military aid to Ukraine until he sees that the Ukrainian leadership demonstrate a goodfaith commitment to peace.
Trumps decision also applied to weapons that had already left US territory and were en route to the Ukrainian border.
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