Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra in a telephone discussion March 15 that escalating sanctions against Russia are hindering global economic recovery. “The U.S. and Europe keep tightening sanctions on Russia. As for the difficult recovery of the global economy, it is like once again rubbing salt in the wound. Besides, it is causing undue damage to the well being of people in all countries,” Wang Yi said reported TASS. Wang was hopeful that “all parties will be able to make more efforts to facilitate peace talks rather than doing the opposite. The international community is looking forward to an early ceasefire. It is also in line with China’s hopes and expectations,” Wang Yi stated. (http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/zgxw/202203/t20220316_10652186.htm)