# US Pushing Cold War with China

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By Shayne Heffernan · 2023-02-28
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has again assumed Sovereignty over as he warned China of *“implications and consequences”* should it contribute lethal aid to Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. The senior US diplomat made the comments in Kazakhstan on Tuesday as part of a tour of Central Asian nations.

Blinken is meeting representatives of several former Soviet republics this week, including from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

*“We did very clearly warn China about the implications and consequences of going through with providing such support,”* he said at a news conference in Astana, following meetings with Kazakh foreign minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

*“We will not hesitate, for example, to target Chinese companies or individuals that violate our sanctions, or are otherwise engaged in supporting the Russian war effort,”* he warned, adding that he'd discussed the issue *“directly”* with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi when they met at the Munich Security Conference earlier this month.

CIA Director Bill Burns told CBS News on Friday that the agency was *“confident that the Chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment”* to Moscow to aid it militarily in its conflict with Ukraine – an accusation which Beijing denies. Last week, China issued a 12-point plan detailing a potential roadmap to peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Speaking on Tuesday, Blinken warned that any Chinese moves to aid Russia would create a *“serious problem”* for US-China relations, and harm many of China’s political relationships across the globe.

*“China can’t have it both ways when it comes to the Russian aggression in Ukraine,”* Blinken added. *“It can’t be putting forward peace proposals on the one hand, while actually feeding the flames of the fire that Russia has started with the other hand.”* 

Beijing for its part has accused Washington of hypocrisy and of fueling the conflict in Ukraine by sending weapons worth billions of dollars to Kiev.

*“The US has no right to dictate China-Russia relations, and we will never accept coercion and pressure from the US,”* foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told journalists during a briefing on Monday.

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