China on Saturday criticised as a "double standard" attempts to link the defence of Ukraine with the need to protect Taiwan from a Chinese invasion - a thinly veiled reference to a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in Singapore on Friday night.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned the United States and a large audience of Indo-Pacific nations on Friday night that they risk a dangerous double standard as they concentrate on a potential conflict with China,

China strongly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement drawing a parallel between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a potential takeover of Taiwan, Reuters reported. Beijing stated that such comparisons are unacceptable and contradict the "one China" principle.