French President Emmanuel Macron undertakes working visit to China
French President Emmanuel Macron is leaving for a visit to China today in a bid to persuade Beijing not to help Russia against Ukraine and to use its influence with Moscow for a peace settlement, according to Rador.
Emmanuel Macron is due to be joined by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Ursula Vonderlain) for a three-way meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, scheduled for Thursday.
Beijing has not declared itself on Vladimir Putin's side in the conflict, nor has it ever condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In February, China offered to mediate between the two warring countries and proposed a peace plan calling on Moscow and Kiev to make efforts to start negotiations.
But the EU does not see the Chinese proposal as a concrete solution to end the conflict.
