Could China help bring peace in Ukraine?
China’s official readout emphasized the need for a “political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.” Zelensky has since named an ambassador to Beijing, and Xi is sending his envoy for European affairs to Kyiv.What’s going on, and why is it happening now? Xi hasn’t spelled out his reasoning publicly, but some plausible explanations can be inferred from recent events and context.
, as planeloads of new Western weapons, including tanks and other armored vehicles arrive—could recapture substantial swaths of territory. If that happens, Putin’s position—military and political—could face rapid erosion, as could Xi’s by affiliation.Second, this past Monday, Xi’s other big diplomatic campaign—to make politico-economic inroads in Europe, partly for China’s own sake, partly to sever the continent’s transatlantic links to the United States—took a major smackdown.
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