The United States says China continues to “parrot” some Russian security concepts

US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks at a news conference in Washington, DC on March 10, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said Thursday that China continues to “parrot” some of Russia’s security ideas in the midst of the war in Ukraine, including the Kremlin’s concept of “indivisible security.”

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ned Price made the comment at a regular briefing when asked about a speech by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in which he referred to the concept along with his proposed “global security initiative.” Read more

Reporting by Simon Lewis; Author Michael Martina; Editing Leslie Adler

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