China has asked foreign embassies to remove "political propaganda" to "avoid causing disputes between countries".
EDnews informs via foreign media that foreign embassies in Beijing have been asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls propaganda over signs of support for Ukraine.
China says it is neutral in Moscow’s 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine but has repeated Russian justifications, accusing Washington and NATO of provoking Moscow.
A Chinese envoy visited Ukraine this week and was due to go to Russia to discuss a possible “political settlement,” though little progress is expected.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry asked diplomatic missions last week not to use their exterior walls to display “political propaganda”, according to a European Union spokesperson and a diplomat from a European government.
The 8 May request said action was needed to “avoid causing disputes between countries,” but did not define propaganda or give other details, EU spokesperson Nabila Massrali wrote in a statement.