The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 21st (local time) that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia and hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the next few months as Russia is stepping up its offensive against the West, including the United States.
WSJ quoted an official familiar with President Xi’s visit to Russia, and Xi’s plan to visit Russia is in an early stage, and a plan for Xi to visit Russia in April or early May in line with Russia’s World War II Victory Day is being discussed. said there is
The official said, “The meeting between President Xi and President Putin is part of the promotion of multilateral peace negotiations. China is expected to insist that nuclear weapons should not be used in war.”
There are observations that Chinese foreign affairs chief Wang Yi, who arrived in Russia on the 21st, could discuss the schedule of President Xi’s visit to Moscow during his visit to Russia. It is reported that Wang met with Secretary Nikolai Patrushev that day to discuss pending issues such as Ukraine and Taiwan.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the two sides agreed to work to improve global governance and strengthen cooperation between the two countries while opposing the introduction of a “cold war mentality”.
China has supported Russia, which has been isolated diplomatically due to Western sanctions. China increased imports of Russian oil and natural gas and provided high-tech products to Russia.
As Western countries’ distrust of China grows because of these actions, China is preparing a new policy stance. Commissioner Wang recently announced at the Munich Security Conference that he would make an independent statement on the war in Ukraine within this week.
The WSJ reported that even before the war in Ukraine, there were cases in which China took on the role of an international peace mediator by leading the six-party talks to deter North Korea from developing nuclear weapons in the early 2000s.
China says it wants to play a more active role in ending the conflict in Ukraine, but Western countries are skeptical of China’s role.
Sun Yat-Won, a researcher at the US think tank The Stimson Center, said, “China should not stop shouting for peace, but it should present a concrete vision of what a resolution to war might look like. It is cheap and easy to call for peace.”
Source: Donga
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