US Secretary of State, Anthony BlinkenAddressing the deputies, he said that China “very closely” is watching how Washington and the world react to the Russian invasion of Ukrainewhose influence, he says, is being felt in Asia.

Speech after the visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow, Blinken declared that if he was allowed Russia attack your neighbor with impunity “open pandora’s box” and lead to a “world of conflict”.

“The stakes in Ukraine go way beyond Ukraine… I think it has a profound impact in, for example, Asia,” he said, noting that Japan and South Korea were Ukraine’s main supporters in the conflict.

The Russian invasion has sparked debate about how the war will affect China’s military thinking regarding Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing considers Chinese territory.

“I think if China looks at this — and looks at this very closely — it will learn lessons about how the international community is coming together or not coming together to counter this aggression,” Blinken said on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee.

OUR Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin they greeted each other as “dear friend” when they met in the Kremlin and discussed China’s proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

Blinken said that China’s political and material support for Russia is contrary to US interests, but added that Washington has yet to see evidence that Beijing is providing military assistance to Moscow in the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters