At the start of the war, it was France that tried to bring Ukraine and Russia back to the negotiating table.
Then Turkey tried in vain to take over.
Today, China presents itself as the great mediating power.
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Little information has leaked out about Xi Jinping's "peace plan".
However, Ukraine was at the heart of their talks.
Not that the Chinese regime, which supports the Kremlin, is unduly worried about the ongoing war in Europe.
But he wants both to avoid a collapse of Russian power, which could plunge the region into chaos, compete with the West on its favorite terrain, diplomacy, and present itself to the eyes of the "global South", the non-aligned countries. , as a stabilizing force and as the neutral and credible mediator of a new international order.
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