By Le Shui
US national security advisor Jake Sullivan recently hyped up the so-called China's support for the Russian defense industry at a public occasion. He warned that China must stop the provision of dual-purpose products to Russia, or the Biden administration may launch financial sanctions on some Chinese banks.
America bears unshirkable responsibility for the protraction of the Ukraine crisis that has lasted more than two years because of its instigation and agitation. Seeing that the situation is getting increasingly out of control, Washington now tries to smear the normal trade between China and Russia so as to shift the blame to China.
Sullivan didn't make the remarks on an impulse. Recently, western politicians have constantly made irresponsible remarks about China in the name of the Ukraine crisis. Finnish President even made absurd remarks saying that Chinese leaders could solve the crisis with a phone call. Their condemnation of China reflected their anxiety and helplessness.
Statistics show that since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, the US has provided up to US $66.2 billion to Ukraine and the EU EUR11 billion as assistance. This, coupled with the worsening global economy, has put immense fiscal pressure on the governments of most western countries. To divert their people's attention and avert domestic criticism, western politicians decided to point fingers at the normal China-Russia trade to blame China for the protracted crisis.
Both Beijing and Moscow have repeatedly emphasized that their relations are based on the principle of non-alliance, non-confrontation, and not targeting any third party. China has maintained an objective and neutral position on the Ukraine issue and actively promoted peace talks. China is the world's second-largest economy and No.1 trading partner. America's shifting the blame to China, even abusing financial sanctions on it by fabricating excuses, will only exacerbate conflicts and court tremendous damage to bilateral relations and the world economy.
If the Biden administration truly hopes to drag itself out of the Ukraine mire, it must immediately stop pouring oil on flames and create favorable conditions for Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations. That will bring a ray of hope of peace for Europe and increase the odds for Biden's Democratic Party in the ongoing presidential election of 2024.As the federal government's fiscal deficit is continuously refreshing its record, and inflation refuses to come down, the American people are full of complaints against the endless military assistance to Ukraine. A ceasefire is what the whole world wishes for right now, including the Americans.
Although Biden has dropped out of the election, and the Democratic Party is prepping a new candidate, a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis in Biden's last seven months in office – if possible – would be a "grand finale" of his political career. To call a spade a spade, the Biden administration has been playing an infamous role in handling the Ukraine crisis, which has put it in the crosshairs of domestic public opinion. As the term is drawing to a close, the White House with Biden at the helm should do some serious soul-searching, correct its wrong decisions on the Ukraine crisis, and do what it can to push for peace talks between the two conflicting parties, rather than continue to irresponsibly play the blame game on China.
Editor's note: Originally published on china.com.cn, this article is translated from Chinese into English and edited by the China Military Online. The information and opinions in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of eng.chinamil.com.cn.
