Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

On Friday, responding to media inquiries about a war correspondent from Russia's RIA Novosti who was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike while carrying out a journalistic assignment in the Zaporizhzhia region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China has noted the relevant reports and expressed condolences over the journalist's unfortunate death and sympathies to the family. 

Lin said China has always opposed violence against journalists and strongly called for concrete measures to ensure the safety of media personnel and prevent similar tragedies from happening again. He added that China believes that dialogue and negotiation provides the only viable way out of the Ukraine crisis and hopes all parties will work toward a political settlement and jointly promote de-escalation.

Global Times