China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his country has no intention of benefiting from the war in Ukraine and hopes for further discussions on a peace plan Beijing proposed earlier this year. Speaking after a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin, Foreign Minister Qin Gang noted the recent talks the government in Beijing had with both Moscow and Kyiv, and said China’s special envoy for Europe was expected to visit Ukraine again soon. “We won’t pour oil on the fire” of the war, Qin said, according to an official interpreter. Western countries have accused Beijing of providing political and material support to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
