China has gained nothing from Ukraine war and it will only prompt further breaches of international rules, says leading scholar

Yan Xuetong from Tsinghua University says ‘Russia is going to pay a huge price’ for the conflict, which benefits no one

He warns that China will also lose out because it has accelerated the reverse of globalisation, which will damage its international trade

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Russia has been hit with heavy sanctions. Photo: AP

Published: 8:30pm, 12 May 2022Updated: 8:53pm, 12 May 2022

China has not benefited from the war in Ukraine, which is going to undermine the international legal framework, a leading Chinese international affairs scholar has said.

Yan Xuetong, dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, said the war has accelerated the reverse of globalisation, which is not conducive to China’s trade.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, describing it as “special military operation”, but the conflict has dragged on with Ukraine putting up a stronger fight than expected.

Yan said in an interview with Phoenix TV on Tuesday: “Russia’s finance ministry has already predicted a 10 per cent contraction in the nation’s GDP this year, and the World Bank predicted a negative growth of 11 per cent.

“The war has made it difficult for Russia to have a global influence on the world in the future.

“I didn’t expect Russia would decide to go into this war, and Russia is going to pay a huge price for this war”.

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