Beijing rebuffs claim of peacekeeping role in Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun dismissed media reports about Beijing’s alleged readiness to deploy a peacekeeping force to Ukraine under a UN mandate, the Global Times newspaper reported on August 25.
"The reports are not true," he said.
“China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear.”
This follows an earlier report by Welt on Aug. 23 that Beijing was reportedly willing to send troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission.
The proposal has sparked mixed reactions in Brussels. On the one hand, involving countries from the Global South — such as China — could help secure support for deploying foreign troops to Ukraine to monitor a potential peace agreement.
Yet many diplomats quietly question Beijing’s motives. China has stood by Russia, the aggressor state, since the first days of the war. Its sudden talk of peacekeeping raises doubts about whether it seeks stability or simply another avenue to serve Moscow’s interests.
A senior EU official warned that “there’s also a danger that China’s primary aim is to spy in Ukraine and that, in the event of a conflict, it would take a clearly pro-Russian rather than a neutral position.”
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