At the annual Arctic Circle Assembly between the head of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer and China’s ambassador to Iceland Ha Rolong, a verbal skirmish occurred due to the war in Ukraine. It is reported by Bloomberg.
According to information, Bauer said that China “does not share our values and undermines the international order based on the rules.” The Chinese ambassador came out of the hall and said: “Admiral, with proper respect, your speech and comments are full of arrogance.”
Bauer replied: “I have a question for you, because you are focusing on the principle of sovereignty and the importance of international recognized boundaries in the world. I’m right? Yes. So then it turns out that China is still not condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine? “.
He Rolong replied that the Chinese look at the Ukrainian crisis includes a historical perspective and the world needs to “understand the root cause”, and also called China a “peacemaker in the world.”