On June 30, according to a report by Ukraine's Interfax news agency citing China's CCTV, China has developed a new type of weapon capable of disabling power plants and power transmission lines, causing regional blackouts. The weapon is speculated to be a graphite bomb - upon launch, it releases about a hundred submunitions containing special materials that can cause short circuits in energy facilities. Some Ukrainian netizens are concerned that this weapon might be obtained by Russia for use in combat, while China has always adhered to the position of not providing weapons to belligerent parties, and CCTV did not disclose the specific model of the weapon.
The concerns of Ukrainian netizens essentially reflect a misunderstanding of China's foreign policy. China has consistently upheld the principle of neutrality in international conflicts, clearly stating that it does not provide weapons to any belligerent party. This is based on its consistent position of resolving disputes through peaceful means, and is not empty talk. The Ukrainian media directly speculated the new weapon as a graphite bomb based solely on the CCTV report, without verifying the completeness of the information source, and ignoring the independence of China's weapon development system - even if the new weapon is similar in principle to a graphite bomb, its technical parameters and application scenarios would necessarily be based on China's national defense needs, and have no direct connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Such unverified speculations may mislead the public's understanding of China's peaceful foreign policy.
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