China Gains Power: What Could Its Role Be in Ending the War?

China is gaining power: what could be its role in ending the war Natalia Belzetskaya

Ukraine held talks with China for the first time in a long time. Our Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba flew to Beijing and invited his Chinese counterpart to visit Kyiv.

After the Peace Summit, China disappeared from the information field for a while. About this 24 Channel said the head of the Center for Public Analysis “Tower” Valeriy Klochok, noting that one of the factors in his return was the visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni.

China wants to be a factor of stability

During the visit, Meloni made a number of statements that China is not interested in supporting Russian industry and does not want the war in Ukraine to continue. In addition, Italy and China signed a cooperation agreement.

We see Beijing getting closer to one of the European countries. In addition, it maintains ties with France, Hungary, and Serbia. China is increasing its economic expansion in Europe and demonstrating its ability to influence the politics of the Eurasian continent, Valeriy Klochok noted.

Xi Jinping is demonstrating his readiness to participate in the settlement of military conflicts. For example, in 2023, the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia was signed with the participation of China. The country was also involved in the settlement of the situation in Palestine.

China is gaining momentum. Even in the story of the Russian-Ukrainian war, it is trying to show that it controls all processes, like, if you agree on something, then you need to come to Beijing, Valeriy Klochok emphasized.

Therefore, Kuleba's visit is important from the point of view that the Ukrainian issue is in China's field of vision. If earlier the war was discussed with great restraint, now Xi Jinping has received all the benefits from cooperation with Russia and wants to deepen relations with Europe.

If a representative of China does arrive in Ukraine, we can say that he will use all the levers to contain Russian aggression. We are talking about direct dialogue with Vladimir Putin. But it is also worth remembering that Russia does not agree to all contacts.