China's Foreign Ministry urges the United States, Britain and Australia to drop the "Cold War mentality" of the so-called AUKUS defence pact. A number of states in Southeast Asia have expressed reluctance to back the agreement, in which the US and Britain have pledged to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines as part of plans to counter China's influence. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin also says Beijing has "always upheld an objective and just position" on the war in Ukraine.
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00:00 China and many other countries in the region are very concerned and opposed to this.
00:04 Any attempt to expand and upgrade the US-British-Australian military cooperation is a step in a more dangerous direction.
00:13 This will only cause greater concern to the regional countries and the international community.
00:19 We urge the three countries of the US, Britain and Australia to abandon the Cold War mentality,
00:24 to fulfill their international obligations, to stop creating more trouble for regional peace and stability.
00:30 On the issue of Ukraine, we have always held an objective and fair position, and have actively persuaded and negotiated.
00:35 We support the fact-finding and mutual recognition of the fact that the Russian side and the Russian side are equally involved in the international peace talks.
00:43 We are willing to continue to play a constructive role in the political solution to the Ukraine crisis.
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