Editor’s Note for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Beijing walks a thin line between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.
My thoughts today:
โChina’s embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday warned Chinese nationals and businesses in Ukraine against venturing to โunstableโ areas, but stopped short of telling them to consider leaving the country as many other nations have advised their own citizens,โ reported Reuters.
Beijing is apparently stuck in an awkward situation: Caught between backing โRussia’s security interests and Ukraine’s sovereignty at the same timeโ per the Washington Post, or in a โdifficult balancing actโ per Bloomberg, as Chinaโs Foreign Minister Wรกng Yรฌ ็ๆฏ spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (reports from CNBC, Chinese Foreign Ministry).
Meanwhile, apparently leaked censorship instructions from a Beiijng news media group today told web editors to delete postings critical of Russia or favorable to the West.
Our word of the day is reproductive medicine (็ๆฎๅปๅญฆ shฤngzhรญ yฤซxuรฉ).
