BEIJING: China said on Saturday that it provides vaccines to other countries without any political conditions, responding to a story by The The Associated Press Saying that China pressured Ukraine to withdraw from a multi-state statement on China’s human rights xinjiang region by threatening to stop a Covid-19 vaccine shipment.
a statement from Chinese Foreign Ministry said it welcomed the decision to remove its name from the statement at the Ukraine meeting united nations human rights council In Geneva, “we haven’t heard that Ukraine has had any difficulties importing vaccines from China.”
Ukraine withdrew from the statement on Thursday after China warned it would halt planned shipments of at least 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Associated Press reported, citing diplomats from two Western countries. until it did. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
China’s written response to the AP did not directly address the specific allegation, but said, “China’s provision of vaccines and anti-epidemic materials to other countries is not intended to profit from other countries and has no geopolitical purpose.” Nor is there any political situation.
Ukraine also joined the statement of more than 40 countries presented by Canada to the Human Rights Council on Tuesday. The statement urged China to allow immediate access for independent observers in Xinjiang, where human rights groups have accused abuse Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the region.
a statement from Chinese Foreign Ministry said it welcomed the decision to remove its name from the statement at the Ukraine meeting united nations human rights council In Geneva, “we haven’t heard that Ukraine has had any difficulties importing vaccines from China.”
Ukraine withdrew from the statement on Thursday after China warned it would halt planned shipments of at least 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Associated Press reported, citing diplomats from two Western countries. until it did. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
China’s written response to the AP did not directly address the specific allegation, but said, “China’s provision of vaccines and anti-epidemic materials to other countries is not intended to profit from other countries and has no geopolitical purpose.” Nor is there any political situation.
Ukraine also joined the statement of more than 40 countries presented by Canada to the Human Rights Council on Tuesday. The statement urged China to allow immediate access for independent observers in Xinjiang, where human rights groups have accused abuse Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the region.
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