President Emmanuel Macron of France touched down in China on Wednesday, December 3rd, where he is expected to push his counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and to discuss trade relations.
Previously, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced:
We are counting on China, like us a permanent member of the Security Council, to lean on Russia, so that Russia and, in particular, Vladimir Putin can finally agree to a ceasefire.
China regularly calls for peace talks and respect for the territorial integrity of all countries, but has never condemned Russia for its 2022 invasion. In contrast, Western governments accuse Beijing of providing Moscow with crucial economic support for its war effort—notably by supplying military components for its defence industry.
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