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BEIJING \u2014 Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible \u201cpolitical settlement\u201d to Russia\u2019s war with the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing has previously avoided involvement in conflicts between other countries but appears to be trying to assert itself as a global diplomatic force after arranging talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran<\/a> in March that led them to restore diplomatic relations after a seven-year break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call<\/a> that a Chinese envoy, a former Chinese ambassador to Russia, would visit Ukraine and \u201cother countries\u201d to discuss a possible political settlement, according to a government statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It made no mention of Russia or last year\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and didn\u2019t indicate whether the Chinese envoy might visit Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Xi-Zelenskyy phone call was long anticipated after Beijing said it wanted to serve as a mediator in the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does this matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

China is the only major government that has friendly relations with Moscow<\/a> as well as economic leverage as the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas after the United States and its allies cut off most purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing, which sees Moscow as a diplomatic partner in opposing U.S. domination of global affairs, has refused to criticize the invasion and used its status as one of five permanent U.N. Security Council members to deflect diplomatic attacks on Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy earlier said he welcomed a Chinese offer to mediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did China do this?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Xi\u2019s government has pursued a bigger role in global diplomacy as part of a campaign to restore China to what the ruling Communist Party sees as its rightful status as a political and economic leader and to build an international order that favors Beijing\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is a sharp reversal after decades of avoiding involvement in other countries\u2019 conflicts and most international affairs while it focused on economic development at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, Saudi Arabia and Iran issued a surprise announcement, following talks in Beijing, that they would reopen embassies in each other\u2019s capitals following a seven-year break. China has good relations with both as a big oil buyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday\u2019s statement warned against the dangers of nuclear war, suggesting Beijing might also have been motivated by what it sees as the growing danger of a more destructive conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediating between Ukraine and Russia would increase China\u2019s presence in Eastern Europe, where Beijing has tried to build ties with other governments. That has prompted complaints by some European officials that China is trying to gain leverage over the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political science professor Kimberly Marten of Barnard College at Columbia University in New York doubted China would succeed in a peacemaker role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a hard time believing that China can act as peacemaker,\u201d she said, adding that Beijing has been \u201ctoo close to Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are China\u2019s relations with Russia?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

China is the closest thing President Vladimir Putin\u2019s isolated government has to a major ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi and Putin issued a joint statement ahead of the February 2022 invasion that said their governments had a \u201cno limits friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing has tried to appear neutral but has repeated Russian justifications for the invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi received a warm welcome from Putin during a visit to Moscow in March. The Chinese defense minister visited Russia this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and gas for its energy-hungry economy, helping to offset lost revenue resulting from Western sanctions. In exchange, China gets lower prices, though details haven\u2019t been disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marten said the Xi-Zelenskyy call was \u201ckind of a slap at Russia, because Russia has been very keen to portray China as its ally.\u201d She said the direct China-Ukraine contact \u201cindicates China is taking at least a step away from Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are China\u2019s relations with Ukraine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

China was Ukraine\u2019s biggest trading partner before the invasion, though on a smaller scale than Chinese-Russian trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, Ukraine announced plans for Chinese companies to build trade-related infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy\u2019s government was more ambivalent toward Beijing after it was clear Xi wouldn\u2019t try to stop Putin\u2019s war, but the two sides have remained amicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore the full-scale Russian invasion, China was Ukraine\u2019s number one trading partner. I believe that our conversation today will give a powerful impetus to the return, preservation and development of this dynamic at all levels,\u201d an official Ukrainian readout of the call reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qin, the foreign minister, promised this month China wouldn\u2019t provide arms to either side, a pledge that benefits Ukraine, which has received tanks, rockets and other armaments from the United States and European governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese ambassador to France set off an uproar in Europe when he suggested former Soviet republics \u2014 a group that includes Ukraine \u2014 might not be sovereign nations. That was in line with Putin\u2019s comments denying Ukrainian sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing then reassured former Soviet states it respected their sovereignty and said the ambassador\u2019s comments were a personal opinion, not official policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Wishnick, of the U.S.-based think tank CNA and Columbia University\u2019s Weatherhead East Asian Institute, said in an email: \u201cI wonder if Xi\u2019s call was set up quickly to deflect attention\u201d from the uproar over the Chinese ambassador\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Katell in New York contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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