Meaning: to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) (MDBG).
Original: 中国不是乌克兰危机的制造者,也不是当事方。作为联合国安理会常任理事国和负责任大国,我们既不会隔岸观火,也不会拱火浇油,更不干趁机牟利的事。中方所作所为光明正大。对话谈判是唯一可行的出路。核战争没有赢家。
Source: 习近平同乌克兰总统泽连斯基通电话
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