We won't seek to ease tensions at the expense of our relations with Russia

Source: The Internet - "The Global Times (China) on YouTube"

In an installment of the English-language "Hu Says" series that was uploaded to YouTube by the Chinese state-run outlet Global Times on March 14, 2022, Chinese journalist Hu Xijin said that recent Western media claims that Russia has asked China to send it drones and other military aid are nothing more than a Western attempt to exert pressure on China. 

He said that Washington is "arrogant" and has no right to make demands on China, that Russia is a major military power that does not need China's help in Ukraine, and that China is not obligated to make any promises to not export weapons to Russia. 

He emphasized that China will continue exporting commodities to Russia and importing Russian energy, wheat, and corn. Hu also stressed that China has an independent foreign policy and that it will not seek to ease tensions with the U.S. by damaging its relations with Russia. 

Hu Xijin has previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Global Times, a position he stepped down from in December 2021