Xi Jinping to Biden: China and the US share responsibility to contribute to world peace

Chinese President, Xi Jinpingsaid this Friday that China and the United States have to “assume” their “international responsibilities”, in a call with his American counterpart, Joe Bidenas reported by Chinese television.

“As permanent members of the UN Security Council and as the world’s top two economies, it is incumbent on us not only to steer China-US relations on the right track, but to shoulder our international responsibilities and work for peace and tranquility in the world. Xi was quoted as saying by CCTV.

“The Ukrainian crisis is not something we would like” to happen, Xi added.

During the interview, which lasted about two hours, Biden was expected to call on the Chinese president to distance himself from the president. Vladimir Putinwhose troops invaded Ukraine on February 24.

From that date, China has avoided condemning the Russian invasion and has blamed NATO for the conflict.

According to a brief document released by the public network CCTV, the Chinese president warned that “relations between states cannot reach armed confrontation.”

“Conflicts and antagonisms do not benefit anyone. Peace and security are the goods for which the international community should be more interested,” declared the president of the United States.