China warns against 'fueling fire' in Ukraine war

Beijing also releases paper on Xi's wide-ranging flagship security plan

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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Feb. 21 voiced concern the Ukraine war could escalate and urged "certain countries to ... stop fueling the fire."  © Reuters

CK TAN and KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writers

SHANGHAI/TOKYO -- China called on Tuesday for an immediate end to actions it said were "fueling the fire" in the Ukraine conflict as Beijing unveiled a wide-ranging global security plan that extends to cooperation in artificial intelligence and outer space.

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