{"id":5558,"date":"2023-04-06T15:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:40:49","slug":"chinas-xi-calls-for-peace-talks-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/china\/chinas-xi-calls-for-peace-talks-with-ukraine\/2023\/04\/06\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China’s Xi calls for peace talks with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> \u2014<\/span> Chinese<\/span> leader <\/span>Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> peace<\/span> talks<\/span> over<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> after<\/span> French<\/span> President<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron<\/span> appealed<\/span> to<\/span> him<\/span> to<\/span> \u201cbring<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> senses,\u201d<\/span> but<\/span> Xi<\/span> gave<\/span> no<\/span> indication<\/span> Beijing<\/span> would<\/span> use<\/span> its<\/span> leverage<\/span> as<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> partner<\/span> to<\/span> press<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> settlement.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Xi<\/span> gave<\/span> no<\/span> sign<\/span> China,<\/span> which<\/span> declared<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> \u201cno<\/span> limits<\/span> friendship\u201d<\/span> with<\/span> Moscow<\/span> before<\/span> last<\/span> year’s<\/span> invasion,<\/span> had<\/span> changed<\/span> its<\/span> stance<\/span> since<\/span> calling<\/span> for<\/span> peace<\/span> talks<\/span> in<\/span> February.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cPeace<\/span> talks<\/span> should<\/span> resume<\/span> as<\/span> soon<\/span> as<\/span> possible,\u201d<\/span> Xi<\/span> said.<\/span> He<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> other<\/span> governments<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> doing<\/span> anything<\/span> that<\/span> might<\/span> \u201cmake<\/span> the<\/span> crisis<\/span> deteriorate<\/span> or<\/span> even<\/span> get<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> control.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Beijing,<\/span> which<\/span> sees<\/span> Moscow<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> partner<\/span> in<\/span> opposing<\/span> U.S.<\/span> domination<\/span> of<\/span> global<\/span> affairs,<\/span> has<\/span> tried<\/span> to<\/span> appear<\/span> neutral<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> but<\/span> has<\/span> given<\/span> Putin<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> support<\/span> and<\/span> repeated<\/span> Russian<\/span> justifications<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> February<\/span> 2022<\/span> attack.<\/span> Xi<\/span> received<\/span> an<\/span> effusive<\/span> welcome<\/span> from<\/span> Putin<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> visited<\/span> Moscow<\/span> last<\/span> month,<\/span> giving<\/span> the<\/span> isolated<\/span> Russian<\/span> president<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> boost.<\/span> At<\/span> previous<\/span> talks,<\/span> Macron<\/span> urged<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> to<\/span> “bring<\/span> Russia<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> senses<\/span> and<\/span> bring<\/span> everyone<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> negotiating<\/span> table.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Macron<\/span> cited<\/span> China’s<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> Charter,<\/span> which<\/span> calls<\/span> for<\/span> respecting<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> territorial<\/span> integrity.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> announcement<\/span> of<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> deploy<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus<\/span> violated<\/span> international<\/span> agreements<\/span> and<\/span> promises<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> government.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“We<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> find<\/span> a<\/span> lasting<\/span> peace.<\/span> I<\/span> think<\/span> this<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> an<\/span> important<\/span> issue<\/span> for<\/span> China,”<\/span> the<\/span> French<\/span> president<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Macron<\/span> accompanied<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> to<\/span> Beijing<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> show<\/span> of<\/span> European<\/span> unity.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> urged<\/span> Xi<\/span> to<\/span> call<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky,<\/span> saying<\/span> the<\/span> Chinese<\/span> leader<\/span> “reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> is<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> speak<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> situation<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> time<\/span> are<\/span> right”.<\/span> .<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“I<\/span> think<\/span> that’s<\/span> the<\/span> positive<\/span> side,”<\/span> said<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen.<\/span> Von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> urged<\/span> China<\/span> against<\/span> sending<\/span> military<\/span> equipment<\/span> to<\/span> Russia,<\/span> echoing<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> warning<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> governments<\/span> of<\/span> NATO’s<\/span> 31<\/span> member<\/span> states<\/span> that<\/span> there<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> “serious<\/span> consequences”<\/span> for<\/span> arms<\/span> and<\/span> ammunition<\/span> supplies.<\/span> \u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“Giving<\/span> attackers<\/span> weapons<\/span> clearly<\/span> violates<\/span> international<\/span> law,”<\/span> said<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen.<\/span> “This<\/span> will<\/span> indeed<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> significant<\/span> impact<\/span> on<\/span> relations<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union<\/span> and<\/span> China.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>China<\/span> is<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> biggest<\/span> buyer<\/span> of<\/span> oil<\/span> and<\/span> gas<\/span> and<\/span> underpins<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> revenues<\/span> amid<\/span> Western<\/span> sanctions.<\/span> That<\/span> would<\/span> increase<\/span> China’s<\/span> influence,<\/span> but<\/span> Xi<\/span> seems<\/span> reluctant<\/span> to<\/span> put<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> Putin<\/span> and<\/span> jeopardize<\/span> that<\/span> partnership.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“China<\/span> has<\/span> always<\/span> taken<\/span> an<\/span> objective<\/span> and<\/span> fair<\/span> stance<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> issue<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> crisis,”<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Ministry<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Mao<\/span> Ning<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cWe<\/span> have<\/span> advocated<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> solution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> crisis<\/span> and<\/span> promoted<\/span> peace<\/span> talks.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Also<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday,<\/span> the<\/span> French<\/span> and<\/span> Chinese<\/span> governments<\/span> announced<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> involving<\/span> the<\/span> purchase<\/span> of<\/span> 160<\/span> Airbus<\/span> aircraft<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> Chinese<\/span> leasing<\/span> company,<\/span> working<\/span> together<\/span> to<\/span> develop<\/span> nuclear,<\/span> solar,<\/span> wind<\/span> and<\/span> biofuels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (Reuters) \u2014 Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to \u201cbring Russia to its senses,\u201d but Xi gave no indication Beijing would use its leverage as Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic partner to press for a settlement. Xi gave no sign China, which declared it […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2425,2482,24,276],"tags":[1228,3416,1312,3417,1394,3418,3403,3419,3404,3420,3405,3406,3407,3408,3409,3410,3411,3412,933,3413,1226,3414,1227,3415],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/xi.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5561,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558\/revisions\/5561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}