Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he discussed conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Serghei Lavrov at a meeting in Beijing today. “Foreign Minister Lavrov and I had in-depth communication on various international and regional issues, including the conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine-Israel,” the Chinese diplomatic chief said. «I would like to underline that, as a responsible great power, China always decides its positions independently on the basis of the individual rights and wrongs of each situation», further observed Wang, for whom «at the same time, as a force of peace and stability, China will continue to play a constructive role on the international stage and will never add fuel to the fire.” China and Russia have intensified economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts, and their strategic partnership was further strengthened after the invasion of Ukraine, boosting trade to over 200 billion dollars.
