The French president is in Beijing to try to persuade Xi Jinping to lobby the Russian government to end its military invasion of Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the war in Ukraine has hit stability and ended decades of peace in the country.
The French president is visiting Beijing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an attempt to use Xi's influence over Russia to promote a peace settlement. Macron said that"Russian aggression in Ukraine has dealt a blow to [international] stability. I know I can count on you to bring back Russia to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table."The French president would"try to build, and somehow engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace and stability on international issues", including Ukraine, Iran and North Korea.
China has become the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, helping to prop up the country's revenue in the face of Western sanctions. This has made China increasingly influential over Putin, though Xi appears reluctant to jeopardise that partnership.
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