China says ‘all efforts must be made’ to avoid more Ukraine bloodshed

BEIJING, May 09 (Reuters): China's President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday that all efforts must be made to avoid the Ukraine conflict turning into an "unmanageable situation", Chinese state radio reported.
"All efforts must be made to avoid the intensification and expansion of the Ukraine conflict, which could lead to an unmanageable situation," Xi said in the video call, according to the report.
Xi also invited Germany to participate in the Global Security Initiative, a broad and vague framework Xi put forward last month that upholds the principle of "indivisible security", a concept invoked by Russia to justify its attack on Ukraine.
Speaking during a video call held between the two leaders, President Xi reportedly said: “All efforts must be made to avoid the intensification and expansion of the Ukraine conflict, which could lead to an unmanageable situation.” The Chinese premier also invited Germany to participate in the Global Security Initiative.
Put forward by President Xi last month, the initiative is a broad and vague framework that upholds the principle of “indivisible security” - a concept invoked by Russia to justify its attack on Ukraine.
Beijing has so far refrained from condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has said Moscow’s “legitimate security concerns” should be taken seriously. China abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote condemning the invasion after President Vladimir Putin launched his offensive on February 24.