On March 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked: According to reports, US President Biden announced on the 8th that he would ban the import of oil, natural gas and other energy from Russia. 3% of Russia's natural gas imports, gradually reducing its energy dependence on Russia, while the UK announced that it will gradually stop oil imports to Russia by the end of 2022. What is China's comment on this?
Zhao Lijian first pointed out: "China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and wields the big stick of sanctions at every turn, which will not bring peace and security, but will only cause serious difficulties to the economy and people's livelihood of the relevant countries, and bring about a situation of lose-lose or lose-lose. , further intensifying the division and confrontation.”
Zhao Lijian emphasized that China and Russia have always maintained a good energy cooperation relationship, and the two sides will continue to carry out normal trade cooperation including oil and gas fields in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
(made by Sui Zhiyuan)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]