Chinese leader and Premier Xi Jinping landed in Moscow on 20th March 2024, with almost 400 days into war between Russia and Ukraine. Acc. To media houses he is there to show support to the cause of Putin’s actions and be able to probe possible steps with Ukraine. Many experts claim that this a timely opportunity for China to present their diplomatic stand on the world stage and their ability to challenge the current world power the USA.
Xi Jinping, who recently only secured his third term with the Chinese federation. His visit in Russia is planned for 3 days, in which their ae chances for him to meet and discuss solutions the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This might as well be the first conversation between the two sovereigns. Many in the western front believe that this as well may not go as planned as the two autocrats from Russia and China have described each other as ‘firm friends” shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe is ongoing.
The tour planned for Chinese Premier
Yuri V. Ushakov, the foreign policy advisor for the Russian President said, the visit is in order to emphasize the importance of the state.
It is said to be that that the Russia President and the Chinese Premier will be having a “tête-à-tête bilateral meeting” and it will be an informal closed conversation, they might as well discuss on issues like international affairs, crisis in Europe among others. They will be deepening the relationship of Russian and Chinese federation.
The Chinese Premier will also be meeting Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, though its not made clear by the Kremlin who all be meeting on the days of his visit.
China as a meditator in the past
The Chinese Premier recently brokered a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran, helping both the countries two restore diplomatic ties with one another. It was commented by experts international arbitrators that more than brokering peace deal between the nations China exploited an opportunity.
Only quite recently an arrest warrant was made in the name Vladmir Putin for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), for forcefully deportation of Ukrainian children into Russia. Many believe that these conditions will not be with Russia and Ukraine as neither of them have showed any interest in solving the problems that exist between them.
Earlier in the ‘Six Party Talks’ on North Korea’s nuclear program, Beijing did some negotiators on the table to ease the situation but did press on any of stress issues that needed to be considered.
Just a few month ago in January 2024, Chinese authorities were blamed for spying on US land with spy balloons and till date there have been only one public statement released by China claiming it was only a weather balloon.
