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The leaders of the two great powers, the United States and China, had a close two-hour conversation for the first time on the Ukraine issue.
The US warned Russia not to help, but China coldly responded that it would not accept the threat.
This is Beijing Correspondent Ji-Sung Kim.
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The biggest agenda item in the 110-minute video call between the US and China leaders was the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US President Biden has sent a strong warning message, seeing that China could provide economic and military aid to Russia.
He made it clear that helping Russia would have consequences.
[White House Press Secretary Jen Saki/USA: President Biden detailed the consequences of China providing material aid to Russia.]
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the United States and NATO should talk to Russia received.
He also expressed his opposition to Russian sanctions.
[Chinese CCTV broadcast: (President Xi Jinping) said that it is also the people who suffered from all-round and indiscriminate sanctions and will cause irreparable losses (to the global economy).]
After the two leaders' call, the White House said, "China must make its own decision. will come down," implying that there was high-intensity pressure on China.
However, China's state-run Global Times, in an editorial, dismissed the possibility of participating in sanctions against Russia, saying, "China will never accept US threats."
Although the heads of the two great powers, the US and China, have contacted for the first time in four months, they have not come up with a plan to end the war early and have only confirmed the difference in positions.
In the midst of this, US political media outlet Politico reported that the European Union has secured evidence that China is considering military aid to Russia.
(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, video editing: Kim Byeong-jik, CG: Im Chan-hyuk)