Foreign Ministry slams claims on China-Russia ties

陈小将

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. [Photo/fmprc.gov.cn]
China has urged certain individuals not to repeatedly hype up the so-called territorial issue between Beijing and Moscow, saying on Monday that such rumors have no audience in either country and are doomed to fail.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark at a daily news briefing, following the publication of an article titled "China's long game with Russia "by the United States-based news website The Hill, which speculated that China is nurturing a longer-term opportunity by staying close to Russia through the Ukraine crisis.