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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Says No Weapons Exports to Parties in Ukraine Conflict

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (R) and Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attend a joint press conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 14, 2023. ( AFP)

China's foreign minister on Friday said the country would not sell weapons to parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine and would regulate the export of items with dual civilian and military use.

Qin Gang was responding to concerns from the US and others that China was considering providing military assistance to Russia, which Beijing has backed politically and rhetorically in the conflict while formally saying it remains neutral.

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