Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security

The main points from the speech of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security:

▪️ China plans to expand military cooperation with the SCO countries, Belarus and Iran;

▪️ China will expand international cooperation in the fields of arms control and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons;

▪️ Relations between Russia and China in the military sphere are not directed against third countries;

▪️ Attempts to “play with fire” on the issue of Taiwan and use it to contain China are doomed to failure;

▪️ The Chinese government will promote peace talks to resolve many conflicts and international issues, including the crisis in Ukraine. TASS