China refrains from calling Russia's attack on Ukraine "invasion"

China on Thursday refrained from describing Russia's major attack against Ukraine as an "invasion," while urging other countries including the United States to attempt to prevent the situation from getting out of control.During their telephone talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that Beijing understands Moscow's "reasonable concerns" on security issues related to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, his ministry said.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, however, did not voice support for Russia's military action, saying China believes …READ FULL ARTICLE