During his state visit to China on Wednesday, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko accused the US of wanting to “ignite a civil war” in China under the pretext of restoring democracy for the Uyghurs to help with their human rights.
Claiming that the US has successfully used the same modus operandi in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, and Iraq, Lukashenko asserted that Washington can no longer wage wars on multiple fronts because “the world has changed.” He also remarked that China “will pave the way for a multi-polar world,” especially in the current geopolitical crises worldwide.
🤡 #Lukashenko stated that the USA uses #Uyghurs to start a civil war in #China: "Only China with its power and policies can ensure the normal existence of these peoples. The Americans just want to get into [China] and spark a civil war through this." pic.twitter.com/MGOIyZdT2t
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 28, 2023
US Wants Europe to be “Anti-Chinese”
Lukashenko stated that Minsk is “fully aware of America’s attempts to push Europe to follow an anti-Chinese path,” which the continent, however, “is resisting.”
“If [Europeans] fence themselves off from China, they will come into conflict with China, and simultaneously, they will be put on the back foot by America,” he stressed, adding, “Europe may disappear. First of all, Western Europe.”
Therefore, Lukashenko highlighted the need to “align [Beijing’s] Belt and Road Initiative and the new policy of the Eurasian Economic Union.”
Belarus “Fully Supports” China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine War
During a meeting, Lukashenko and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping raised “deep concern” over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, expressing their interest “in the prompt establishment of peace in Ukraine.”
Standing with Lukashenko for televised comments, Xi said Bejing was seeking to strengthen ties with Minsk, "given the instability and turbulence of the international situation."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) March 2, 2023
“Belarus and China are interested in preventing an escalation of the crisis and ready to exert efforts to restore regional peace and order,” a joint statement read. Further, Lukashenko reaffirmed that Minsk “fully supports” Beijing’s 12-point peace plan to end the Ukraine war, saying that political decisions “should be aimed to prevent global confrontation, which will have no winners.”
Meanwhile, Xi called for “abandoning the Cold War mentality, respecting legitimate security concerns, and helping forge a balanced, effective, and sustainable European security architecture.”
Friendship between China and Belarus is unbreakable. Facing an unstable & uncertain international landscape, China is ready to work with Belarus for the sound & steady growth of bilateral relations on a high level. The two countries need to remain forever good and true friends. pic.twitter.com/tVDUeKJYYA
— Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) March 1, 2023
“Instead of politicising the world economy or using it as a tool, relevant countries should do things that are conducive to a ceasefire and the peaceful settlement of the crisis,” the Chinese president stated. Xi also noted that China has a “strong, unbreakable friendship” with Belarus.
Additionally, in line with China upgrading Belarus to an “all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership,” the two leaders signed cooperation documents on “investment, agriculture, food supplies, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, science and technology, sports, tourism, and mass media,” worth over $3.5 billion.