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Ukraine
Ukrainians remind Chinese "mediation" envoy that Ukraine's territorial integrity is not negotiable.
May. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
Li Hui will be the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit Ukraine since Moscow’s full-scale invasion last year.
May. 15, 2023
Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone last month, the first such call since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
May. 12, 2023
War in Ukraine
China has sought to portray itself as a neutral party in Russia’s war with its neighbour, with President Xi Jinping last month holding his first call with President Zelensky since Moscow’s invasion.
May. 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
Western policy on China mostly misunderstands the regime and its thinking. We cannot dictate Beijing’s approach, but we can heavily influence it.
May. 3, 2023
War in Ukraine
China, India, Brazil and several other states close to Russia have unexpectedly voted for a UN Resolution which strongly censures Moscow.
May. 1, 2023
Ukraine
Timothy Ash considers the latest call to be just about buying time for Putin, as it would be too weak from China's perspective to risk a regime change in Russia.
Apr. 27, 2023
War in Ukraine
The US and the EU lauded the call, but Moscow reacted angrily and accused Kyiv of undermining any peace attempts, more than a year after it launched its illegal invasion.
Apr. 27, 2023
Zelensky
It’s a big moment for both countries and the last time the two leaders spoke was on July 13, 2021.
Apr. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
According to Chinese media, Xi told Zelensky that 'talks and negotiation' were the 'only way out' of the war.
Apr. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
As Ukraine prepares its counter-offensive, the ground beneath the war shifted last week in a positive way, Diane Francis writes.
Apr. 25, 2023
China
Beijing's ambassador to France Lu Shaye triggered a furor after suggesting that countries that emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union "don't have effective status under international law".
Apr. 24, 2023
Ukraine
“If you want to be a major political player, do not parrot the propaganda of Russian outsiders...,” a Ukrainian official has said.
Apr. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
China’s Foreign Minister stated that China takes an impartial position regarding the war in Ukraine.
Apr. 21, 2023
Russia
In Moscow, China's new defense minister says bilateral relations with Russia have 'entered a new era.'
Apr. 17, 2023
China
Qin Gang’s is the highest Chinese official to date to make such an explicit statement.
Apr. 15, 2023