‘China can play mediating role’: Macron to visit Xi Jinping over war in Ukraine
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor in Bali from World news | The Guardian on (#65X0N)
French president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine war
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to visit Beijing in the new year and believes his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, can play a mediating role that prevents a resumption of large-scale land fighting in Ukraine in February.
Speaking at the close of the G20 in Bali, a summit dominated by the Russian attack on Ukraine and its implications for the world economy, he said he believed China could take a mediating role in the conflict.
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