China says it would 'never attack Ukraine,' praises Ukrainian people

China this week said it would “never attack Ukraine” and praised the Ukrainian people for their resilience in the war this week.

A Chinese ambassador earlier this week made remarks towards Ukraine as the nation has tried to stay neutral on Russia’s invasion, Bloomberg reported.

China is a “friendly country for the Ukrainian people” and would “never attack Ukraine,” Ambassador Fan Xianrong told Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi on Monday.

“I, as an ambassador, can say with responsibility that China will always be a force for good for Ukraine in the economic and in the political sense,” Fan said. “We will always respect your state, will develop relations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. We will respect the path chosen by Ukrainians because this is the sovereign right of every nation.”