BEIJING – Â Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said onTuesday that no one wanted to see the outbreak of World War III, and saidChina supported the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy.
“No one wants to see a third world war break out,” he said during hisregular briefing while commenting on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovremarks that the world was facing a real threat of the outbreak of theThird World War.
“We hope that all parties concerned will remain calm and restrained,prevent the situation from escalating, achieve peace as soon as possible,and avoid making Europe and the world pay more,” he added.
The spokesperson remarked that under the current situation, all partiesmust first support dialogue and negotiation to prevent conflicts fromexpanding and protracted.
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“At the same time, we should also reflect on why Europe has fallen backinto the whirlpool of geopolitical conflicts more than 30 years after theend of the Cold War, how to build a balanced, effective and sustainableEuropean security architecture, and how to strengthen the global securitygovernance system,” he added.
