China state media editor says Beijing must back Russia over Ukraine so it gets support when it fights for Taiwan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China.
Business Insider
Wed, February 23, 2022,
A Chinese news outlet appeared to accidentally publish "instructions" to cover Russia in a good light.
A top Chinese editor later said China needs to back Russia so Moscow would support it over Taiwan.
China sees self-ruling Taiwan as its own and has threatened military conflict.
A top Chinese state media editor said Beijing needs to back Russia over Ukraine because it needs Moscow's support to assert dominance over Taiwan.
Unlike many other nations, China has not condemned President Vladimir Putin for ordering troops into eastern Ukraine, an act that Western powers consider to be a springboard for a full invasion of Ukraine.
The US and UK announced landmark sanctions on Russian companies and individuals as a result, and the EU also agreed to impose sanctions.
China's foreign ministry, however, said Wednesday that it opposes the use of the measures.
Writing on his WeChat blog Tuesday, Ming Jinwei, a senior editor at the state-run Xinhua news agency, said it is in China's interests to support Russia from afar, as Beijing will need Moscow's support when it wants to force its hand on Taiwan independence.
China has long claimed the island nation of Taiwan, which has been self-ruling for decades, as part of its territory. It has in recent months amped up its threats to engage in military conflict if Taiwan continued to assert its independence.
"China has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the US and EU," Ming wrote.
"In the future, China will also need Russia's understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all."
"Therefore, with regard to the Ukraine crisis, China should understand Russia's legitimate security concerns," he said.
Russia has already expressed supported for China over the Taiwan issue, with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying last October that Russia "considers Taiwan to be part of the People's Republic of China."
On Tuesday, the state-owned Horizon News outlet appeared to accidentally post editorial "instructions" on how to cover the Russia-Ukraine issue on its Weibo page.
The memo said that any content "not positive toward Russia or positive toward West" was banned. The post was later deleted, The Washington Post reported.
'Hit hard. Hit now'
China and Russia have grown closer in recent years — while both clashing with the US — and their militaries have increasing held joint drills on sea and land.
Putin on Monday night acknowledged that Luhansk and Donetsk, two pro-Kremlin oblasts in eastern Ukraine, were independent, and ordered Russian troops and tanks to start entering.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called up all military reservists between the age of 18 and 60 on Wednesday, but stopped short of full mobilization.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine's foreign minister Tuesday to discuss "practical steps to protect Ukraine," Ukraine's foreign ministry said.
Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba also called for more economic sanctions against Russia on Wednesday.
"Hit hard. Hit now," he said.
Wed, February 23, 2022,
A Chinese news outlet appeared to accidentally publish "instructions" to cover Russia in a good light.
A top Chinese editor later said China needs to back Russia so Moscow would support it over Taiwan.
China sees self-ruling Taiwan as its own and has threatened military conflict.
A top Chinese state media editor said Beijing needs to back Russia over Ukraine because it needs Moscow's support to assert dominance over Taiwan.
Unlike many other nations, China has not condemned President Vladimir Putin for ordering troops into eastern Ukraine, an act that Western powers consider to be a springboard for a full invasion of Ukraine.
The US and UK announced landmark sanctions on Russian companies and individuals as a result, and the EU also agreed to impose sanctions.
China's foreign ministry, however, said Wednesday that it opposes the use of the measures.
Writing on his WeChat blog Tuesday, Ming Jinwei, a senior editor at the state-run Xinhua news agency, said it is in China's interests to support Russia from afar, as Beijing will need Moscow's support when it wants to force its hand on Taiwan independence.
China has long claimed the island nation of Taiwan, which has been self-ruling for decades, as part of its territory. It has in recent months amped up its threats to engage in military conflict if Taiwan continued to assert its independence.
"China has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the US and EU," Ming wrote.
"In the future, China will also need Russia's understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all."
"Therefore, with regard to the Ukraine crisis, China should understand Russia's legitimate security concerns," he said.
Russia has already expressed supported for China over the Taiwan issue, with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying last October that Russia "considers Taiwan to be part of the People's Republic of China."
On Tuesday, the state-owned Horizon News outlet appeared to accidentally post editorial "instructions" on how to cover the Russia-Ukraine issue on its Weibo page.
The memo said that any content "not positive toward Russia or positive toward West" was banned. The post was later deleted, The Washington Post reported.
'Hit hard. Hit now'
China and Russia have grown closer in recent years — while both clashing with the US — and their militaries have increasing held joint drills on sea and land.
Putin on Monday night acknowledged that Luhansk and Donetsk, two pro-Kremlin oblasts in eastern Ukraine, were independent, and ordered Russian troops and tanks to start entering.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called up all military reservists between the age of 18 and 60 on Wednesday, but stopped short of full mobilization.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine's foreign minister Tuesday to discuss "practical steps to protect Ukraine," Ukraine's foreign ministry said.
Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba also called for more economic sanctions against Russia on Wednesday.
"Hit hard. Hit now," he said.
A Chinese news outlet accidentally leaked its own censorship instructions on Russia-Ukraine coverage: report
Jake Lahut
Jake Lahut
Business Insider
Tue, February 22, 2022
Photo illustration.Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
An accidental post on Tuesday revealed a Chinese media outlet's "instructions" on Russia-Ukraine coverage.
Horizon News, a subset of Beijing News, shared the instructions on its Weibo account.
The post noted that no anti-Russia content would be published, per The Washington Post.
An accidental social media post revealed how one Chinese outlet is toeing the line while the world grapples with the mounting Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Horizon News, a subset of Beijing News, which is owned by the Chinese Communist Party, posted "instructions" on how to cover the escalating tensions to its Weibo page on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post.
China has strengthened its alliance with Russia in recent years and the two countries have also become increasingly active economic partners. Trade between China and Russia has grown from $10.7 billion in 2004 to $140 billion by 2021, according to the Carnegie Moscow Center think tank.
Coupled with China's strict limits on press freedoms, news outlets in the nation are constrained in what they can say without government intervention.
In the Weibo post, Horizon News stated that any content painting Russia unfavorably would not be published. The same applied to any pro-Western framing, according to The Post.
Later on Tuesday, the Weibo post was deleted, The Post noted.
"Simply put, China has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union," Ming Jinwei, a senior editor at the Xinhua News Agency, wrote in a WeChat blog cited by The Post. Xinhua is the official press agency of the Chinese government.
"In the future, China will also need Russia's understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all," the editor later added.
On the US side, President Joe Biden announced a slew of new sanctions to punish Russia for what the White House is describing as the "beginning of an invasion."
"It can no longer raise money from the West and can not trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either," Biden said of Russia.
Tue, February 22, 2022
Photo illustration.Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
An accidental post on Tuesday revealed a Chinese media outlet's "instructions" on Russia-Ukraine coverage.
Horizon News, a subset of Beijing News, shared the instructions on its Weibo account.
The post noted that no anti-Russia content would be published, per The Washington Post.
An accidental social media post revealed how one Chinese outlet is toeing the line while the world grapples with the mounting Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Horizon News, a subset of Beijing News, which is owned by the Chinese Communist Party, posted "instructions" on how to cover the escalating tensions to its Weibo page on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post.
China has strengthened its alliance with Russia in recent years and the two countries have also become increasingly active economic partners. Trade between China and Russia has grown from $10.7 billion in 2004 to $140 billion by 2021, according to the Carnegie Moscow Center think tank.
Coupled with China's strict limits on press freedoms, news outlets in the nation are constrained in what they can say without government intervention.
In the Weibo post, Horizon News stated that any content painting Russia unfavorably would not be published. The same applied to any pro-Western framing, according to The Post.
Later on Tuesday, the Weibo post was deleted, The Post noted.
"Simply put, China has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union," Ming Jinwei, a senior editor at the Xinhua News Agency, wrote in a WeChat blog cited by The Post. Xinhua is the official press agency of the Chinese government.
"In the future, China will also need Russia's understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all," the editor later added.
On the US side, President Joe Biden announced a slew of new sanctions to punish Russia for what the White House is describing as the "beginning of an invasion."
"It can no longer raise money from the West and can not trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either," Biden said of Russia.
Chinese media accidentally posts CCP rules on Russia-Ukraine coverage, hint at Taiwan takeover
(Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty Images) |
(Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty Images) |
FOX
Wed, February 23, 2022
Chinese news media posted instructions to social platforms about how to approach coverage on Ukraine, including a note of China’s need for Russian "support" with Taiwan.
One outlet appeared to accidentally post guidelines on what should and should not be published, while an editor from another outlet weighed in with guidance on language and approaches that he believed necessary in walking a fine line.
Ming Jinwei, senior editor at Xinhua News Agency, wrote in his WeChat blog about how his outlet needed to walk a tight line on its Ukraine coverage, noting that China "has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union."
"In the future, China will also need Russia’s understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all," his post read. Ming said that it "doesn’t hurt" to use moderately pro-Russia language.
And Horizon News, a social media account belonging to CCP-owned Beijing News, appeared to post similar instructions along with a note that no posts unfavorable to Russia or with pro-Western content should be published. The Horizon News post was later deleted, according to The Washington Post.
An amateur translation on Twitter claimed that the post said "From now on, for Ukraine-related topics, post them on Weibo. All post on Shimian first and then on our major account to promote Shimian. Don't post anything against Russia or pro-west. Let me review your words before posting.
Hu Xijin, former editor of the state-run Global Times, described Russia’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a measure to "break the deadlock" of the crisis in a way that showed "Russia’s strategic determination."
China and Russia have developed a tighter bond over the past few years – a relationship that has accelerated in the past few months. China only last week accused the United States of "playing up" the crisis on Ukraine’s border after Moscow claimed to have pulled back some of its 150,000 troops amassed in the region.
And the day before Russia’s recognition of the breakaway Ukrainian regions, Moscow and Beijing agreed on a new deal that would see Russia supply 100 million tons of coal to its southern neighbor in a move that could help to mitigate any sanctions enacted by the West.
On Tuesday, President Biden announced new sanctions against Russia, citing what he described as "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine," following reports of Russian troops entering two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Robert L. Wilkie, former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness during the Trump administration and visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, previously told Fox News Digital that China would play a role in mitigating any U.S. sanctions placed on Russia in the event Vladimir Putin authorizes any military action in Ukraine.
"A lot of the talk about economic sanctions is really a pie in the sky because China is now Russia’s banker," Wilkie said. "Xi Jinping will back Putin if sanctions from the West come."
Wed, February 23, 2022
Chinese news media posted instructions to social platforms about how to approach coverage on Ukraine, including a note of China’s need for Russian "support" with Taiwan.
One outlet appeared to accidentally post guidelines on what should and should not be published, while an editor from another outlet weighed in with guidance on language and approaches that he believed necessary in walking a fine line.
Ming Jinwei, senior editor at Xinhua News Agency, wrote in his WeChat blog about how his outlet needed to walk a tight line on its Ukraine coverage, noting that China "has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union."
"In the future, China will also need Russia’s understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all," his post read. Ming said that it "doesn’t hurt" to use moderately pro-Russia language.
And Horizon News, a social media account belonging to CCP-owned Beijing News, appeared to post similar instructions along with a note that no posts unfavorable to Russia or with pro-Western content should be published. The Horizon News post was later deleted, according to The Washington Post.
An amateur translation on Twitter claimed that the post said "From now on, for Ukraine-related topics, post them on Weibo. All post on Shimian first and then on our major account to promote Shimian. Don't post anything against Russia or pro-west. Let me review your words before posting.
Hu Xijin, former editor of the state-run Global Times, described Russia’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a measure to "break the deadlock" of the crisis in a way that showed "Russia’s strategic determination."
China and Russia have developed a tighter bond over the past few years – a relationship that has accelerated in the past few months. China only last week accused the United States of "playing up" the crisis on Ukraine’s border after Moscow claimed to have pulled back some of its 150,000 troops amassed in the region.
And the day before Russia’s recognition of the breakaway Ukrainian regions, Moscow and Beijing agreed on a new deal that would see Russia supply 100 million tons of coal to its southern neighbor in a move that could help to mitigate any sanctions enacted by the West.
On Tuesday, President Biden announced new sanctions against Russia, citing what he described as "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine," following reports of Russian troops entering two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Robert L. Wilkie, former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness during the Trump administration and visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, previously told Fox News Digital that China would play a role in mitigating any U.S. sanctions placed on Russia in the event Vladimir Putin authorizes any military action in Ukraine.
"A lot of the talk about economic sanctions is really a pie in the sky because China is now Russia’s banker," Wilkie said. "Xi Jinping will back Putin if sanctions from the West come."
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