The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used one of its media bodies to defend Vladimir Putin in the face of international criticism of the massacre in Bucha, Ukraine, and said that in addition to the accusations having to be proven, war always has such “distressing tragedies.” In the editorial published by Global Times, the party's daily newspaper, it was requested to know the “truth” about what happened in that city north of Kiev, although it was clarified that they were typical situations of a war conflict.
“It must be emphasized that any violence against civilians, under any pretext, is absolutely unacceptable and must be condemned and its perpetrators held accountable. In fact, this is the consensus of the international community. But riots and war are always accompanied by such distressing tragedies,” said the PCC news outlet.
In the same text exculpating the responsibility of the Russian army for war crimes, Global Times insists: “Russia categorically denied this and submitted to the UN Security Council empirical evidence of the falsification of the Ukrainian side's video and other forgeries.” Those alleged evidence referred to in the Beijing regime's newspaper were immediately dismissed. “Although the truth is yet to be discovered, it is certain that war is ultimately to blame for all tragedies. As long as Russia and Ukraine do not achieve a ceasefire, humanitarian tragedies will not end,” wrote the anonymous author of the editorial placing both Ukrainians and Russians on equal responsibilities.
Despite the evidence of the massacre perpetrated in that Ukrainian city, Xi Jinping's regime insists on its strong defense of its strategic partner and reiterates that it was an “incident” and holds the United States responsible for the invasion ordered by Putin on February 24 and questions the sanctions imposed on Moscow. “It is regrettable that following the exposure of the 'Bucha incident', the United States, the initiator of the Ukrainian crisis, has not shown any sign of urging peace and promoting talks, but is willing to exacerbate tensions between Russia and Ukraine and create obstacles to peace talks between the two sides, increasing sanctions against Russia, providing more weapons to Ukraine and continually pressing Russia on diplomacy and public opinion.”
In addition, Joe Biden's government should not heed the desperate demands of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymir Zelensky, who is asking for permanent assistance in order to defend his country from brutal Russian aggression. “In particular,” says Global Times, that is, the PCC, “Washington has indicated that it will provide a series of heavy weapons systems. The Pentagon has described as an 'unprecedented pace' the work to meet Ukraine's main demands for security assistance. It must be said that it is very irresponsible to fan the flames at this juncture.”
“It is rational to suspect that behind the outrage of the United States and the West over the 'Bucha incident' lies a profound double standard and a political purpose that is not univocal,” the editorial said, adding: “The 'Bucha incident' once again reminded the international community that, along with serious accountability and investigation, it is necessary to avoid fanning the flames and 'passing the knife'. We must insist on advocating for peace and promoting talks.”
Far from joining international condemnations for the massacre of civilians that took place in Bucha - and in so many other cities - Beijing tries to dilute responsibilities for such crimes against humanity and calls into question what Ukraine - the country that was attacked - showed the world.
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China said Wednesday that “any accusation must be based on facts” when referring to the massacre perpetrated in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kiev, where many bodies have been found in its streets following the withdrawal of Russian troops in recent days.
“The reports and images about the deaths of civilians in Bucha are deeply disturbing, but we must ascertain the truth. Humanitarian issues should not be politicized, and any accusations must be based on facts,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said.
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