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As the war in Ukraine shatters towards its fourth year, US President Donald Trump is ally XI of world leader Vladimir Putin, who believes it can help America end the conflict. Ginping has been revealed.
“Hopefully, China can help stop the war, especially with the Russian Ukraine. They have a lot of power over the situation. We will work with them.” Trump said political and business elites have gathered in the global economy. Last month, the forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump expressed hope repeatedly in a call with Chinese leadership before being sworn in last month. And it is a subject that can be raised in the coming days as officials from all over the world gather in Munich for their annual safety. meeting.
Trump may have complicated his plan to organize peace with Xi by imposing a 10% tariff on national imports on China’s imports earlier this month, but Beijing in particular will deepen trade War in Ukraine can become a rare issue of cooperation as it appears to be friction.
“Given the interests of US-China relations, I think China would be very seduced if Trump priced Chinese cooperation as an important issue that could improve US-China relations… ( And I think we can play a useful role,” Yoon Sang said. Director of the China Program at Stimson Center Think Tank in Washington. At the same time, she added, Beijing will be wary of undermining its alliance with Russia.
China has long been trying to establish itself as a potential peace broker in conflict. But in the West, that bid has so far been covered in a different reality. Putin’s enduring support for Russia.
There is a greater risk that XI will risk damaging its partnership. The partnership has been built up as a key part of his broader goal of Chinese leaders to counter pressure from the West and rebuild the world order that favors China.
The negotiation table where Xi has a prominent seat is also Putin’s seat, not Trump, with Putin’s solid partner. This is the reality that Washington must navigate carefully if there is no risk of isolating European allies or if they don’t want to reach an unacceptable solution. According to analysts, in Ukraine.
“The real outcome that Beijing wants to avoid is a very weakened Russia,” said Chung Ja Ian, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore. “And then… because (Beijing) doesn’t have one major partner.”
The future of the conflict is expected to be heavily featured in the agenda of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. China’s foreign minister is also led by a delegation from Beijing.
Closer to the rally is a dramatic change in Washington’s approach to war. Trump believes his predecessor, Joe Biden, and his US NATO allies, are critical to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as rules-based world order. He has raised doubts about American aid, which has been thought of.
In an interview with Fox News earlier this week, the infamous Transaction Trump suggested that instead the US should have access to Ukraine’s rich natural resources in exchange for military aid. He also suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian one day,” and his administration “profoundly progress” in laying the foundation for potential peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine without providing details. He said he has accomplished the
At this week’s European conference, General Keith Kellogg will play a much bigger role in supporting the US Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine, defense officials and those familiar with the issue told CNN.
Members of the Trump administration are scheduled to meet Ukrainian officials in the coming days, and sources hope that Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent will travel to Kiev for discussions about the country’s important mineral deposits We will inform you that Kellogg will also visit the country following a meeting in Munich.
Zelensky says he is willing to negotiate with Putin, but Russia has recently given up on its ambitions for Ukraine to participate only if the US and Europe continue to support Ukraine and “providing security assurances.” He reiterated that he simply accepts peace. The NATO and Sede regions annexed by Russia.
But while Trump seeks a quick end to the war, his administration has yet to provide details on what conditions of peace they would like to agree on.
According to the observer, Trump’s working with XI may depend to some extent on those parameters whether Chinese leaders are appropriate. Without success, Western leaders in the past tried to persuade XI to push Putin towards peace in line with what Zelensky and Ukraine claimed.
Even if China asserts neutrality in conflict and seeks peace, its important Russians during the war, including NATO leaders who said they were supplying Russia’s defense sector and enabling the military. It emerged as a diplomatic and economic lifeline. . Beijing defends trade as part of its normal relationship with Russia.
Trump’s eyes could give Xi leverage on Putin. But close observers of China’s foreign policy say it’s not that easy.
“Church threatens to cut off essential goods supply to Russia? China cannot afford to buy Russia that has completely failed,” says an assistant professor focused on Chinese politics in Hong Kong. Liu Dongshu said that the US-European relations are no choice but to continue to support their only strong diplomatic allies.
XI and Putin remembered the “unlimited” partnership a few weeks before Russian tanks rolled over the sovereign borders of Ukraine. This is based on pledges made on a common opposition to NATO and the view that the US-led West is declining during the rise.
XI also views Putin as a potential source of economic and diplomatic support if Beijing invades Taiwan, some observers say. Xi’s ambition to control self-driven democracy may be another important reason why he is wary of any movement that could harm the relationship.
Chinese leaders may also enjoy the role of war as a US distraction focused on Asia and Taiwan. This is what Trump cohort, including Vice President Vance, pointed out.
As a US Senator, Vance argued last year that the US supplies air defense systems to Ukraine could undermine Taiwan’s ability to support its defense if China attacks an island it claims itself. I did.
Working with Trump, puts Putin on the negotiation table — whatever the terms of the deal — will mark a severe shift in Beijing’s approach to the conflict so far.
XI and his officials used this war as a platform to promote the vision of a China-led world.
“China is focused on building a union of non-Western countries, including influential developing countries like Brazil. Donations for US international peace.
Beijing will have little incentive for now to engage in substantial cooperation with Washington, Zhao said.
That being said, NATO critics who repeatedly expressed personal admiration for the current US president – Putin and XI, may be a more attractive negotiating partner for both strongmen.
Before taking office, Trump called for an “immediate ceasefire and negotiations.” This is a position cites Beijing’s stance on the war, which has been criticized for being useful to Russia. He also repeated the talk of Moscow and Beijing over the past few weeks, sympathizing with the Kremlin’s view that Ukraine is not part of NATO and that the war continued as America “started pouring equipment” into Ukraine. Masu.
US lawmakers and some members of the Trump administration remain tough in both countries. But Trump’s stance is whether there is a deal that can coordinate Beijing, Moscow and Washington to please all three, and whether there is a question of what that means for the future of conflict with Ukraine. I raise the issue.
“We can see how each person can take something from (a particular peace deal). Putin can save his face, and XI and Trump can claim to be peacemakers.” said Robert Ward, director of Geographical Economics and Strategy at the Institute for International Strategy. UK.
However, there is a risk in contracts in which Russia owns parts of Ukraine. This “will become a non-end conflict, just a lull,” he said.
