What to watch out for in Chinese President Xi’s ‘peace speech’
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to deliver a major speech on Friday, the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlining1. Will China provide military aid to Russia? If yes, what sort?
But Beijing has been exploiting Moscow’s predicament by buying more Russian commodities at a discount since the start of the conflict, while avoiding transactions that might risk secondary sanctions, he said. “Having the West being bogged down with a conflict with Russia clearly works to Beijing’s advantage. Whether that requires China to send lethal weapons or not, I leave it to others’ imagination.”Dr Chen Gang, a senior research fellow at the East Asian Institute, believes that Mr Xi’s peace initiative would include asking both sides to agree to a ceasefire and resume peace talks.
“I don’t think they will ask Russia to withdraw to pre-February 2022 positions or to give up Crimea.”
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