China does not plan to send peacekeepers to Ukraine – MFA

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun has denied media reports that China is willing to participate in a possible international peacekeeping force in Ukraine, the Chinese Communist Party-controlled newspaper Global Times reported.

"Asked to comment or confirm reports by the German newspaper Die Welt that diplomatic representatives from some EU countries claimed that China has expressed its willingness to participate in a possible 'international peacekeeping force' in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the relevant reports are not true, and China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear," the newspaper said on X.

Earlier, Die Welt, citing sources in the EU, wrote about China's readiness to participate in the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.

"China has signaled its readiness to participate in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine," EU diplomats told Die Welt on Sunday, citing sources in Chinese government circles. However, they stressed that the government in Beijing would only do so "if the peacekeeping force is deployed on the basis of a UN mandate," the newspaper said.