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On Friday, China’s head of state wants to make a move to end the Ukraine war. Vladimir Putin has nothing to fear.
Berlin Sahra Wagenknecht and Alice Schwarzer should be looking towards Beijing with bright eyes. The initiators of the “Manifesto for Peace” want Western arms deliveries to Ukraine to stop and negotiations to end the war finally begin. China’s head of state Xi Jinping demands exactly that. This Friday, the anniversary of the Ukraine war, he will present a “peace initiative”.
But Wagenknecht and Schwarzer shouldn’t hope too much for diplomatic support from the Far East. Xi is not the honest broker looking for a compromise between the two warring factions. The strong man out Beijing takes a pro-Russian line – he takes sides. This is not only proven by the extremely friendly reception given to the top Chinese foreign politician, Wang Yi, by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday.
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Putin says in no uncertain terms that Russia is fighting for its “historic territories.”
The People’s Republic calls for Ukraine and Russia to talk to each other. That would mean, however, that Kiev would have to make concessions and probably have to forego at least parts of the country. But Putin says in no uncertain terms that Russia in the Ukraine fight for its “historic territories”. Irrefutable proof: His justification that the West started the war is sheer fencing.
In addition, Xi, with his “peace initiative“ Own interests in mind, but which are advantageous for Putin. China wants to return to the international stage after the economic isolation caused by the tough lockdown periods. “Look here, the rising superpower is back,” reads the message.
China has never condemned Russia’s aggression
In addition, the countries of the “Global South” should be lured. Beijing wants to win war-skeptical key states such as Brazil and India on its side. However, the timing has another background: Xi’s initiative should be one in the General Assembly of the United Nations take the wind out of the sails for the planned vote. The UN resolution aims to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The more countries are lulled into the Chinese “peace initiative,” the less support for the UN paper. This, in turn, uses Russia. Therefore, Xi’s advance is a smoke candle.
Facts speak louder than words. China has never condemned Russia’s aggression. It has voted ‘no’ or ‘abstain’ on all UN resolutions criticizing the invasion. Russian-Chinese trade is booming. The superpower from the Far East benefits from cheap oil and gas as well as cheap coal.
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China is said to be supplying equipment that can be used for both civilian and military purposes
The sending of arms Russia Beijing will refrain from doing so because it would risk sanctions that would damage its own economy. According to US reports, however, China supplies semiconductors, marine equipment and devices that can be used for both civil and military purposes – so-called dual-use products.
anchor of Chinese-Russian Relations, however, is the “rock-solid friendship” that Xi and Putin invoked in Beijing earlier in February. The “borderless partnership” agreement concluded after that is likely to be expanded during Xi’s visit to Moscow in the spring. Like Moscow, Beijing sees itself in the confrontation with the West, which is both political, military and economic hegemony reproach. Therefore, to the address of Wagenknecht, Schwarzer & Co.: Not every “peace initiative” should be taken at face value. Wishing for peace does not mean getting peace.
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