The Chinese side recently announced that Li Hui, China's special representative for Eurasian affairs, will soon launch the second round of shuttle diplomacy and plans to visit Russia, EU headquarters, Poland, Ukraine, Germany and France.
This marks another diplomatic effort by China to intervene in the Ukraine crisis, a move that is unusual in timing and significance.
The first shuttle diplomacy took place in May last year, when the heads of state of China and Russia met for the first time in Moscow, and the heads of state of Ukraine had their first phone call. This diplomatic effort was a remarkable success, and the Ukrainian side sent a new ambassador to China. The second round of shuttle diplomacy comes at a critical moment when Russia and Ukraine are once again in a stalemate and the West is facing a major turning point.
The bill on U.S. aid to Ukraine has been delayed for a long time, Trump has re-emerged, and all parties are facing uncertainty. At this juncture, China has chosen to initiate diplomatic efforts, which is just right and provides a relatively stable reference for all parties.
According to the briefing, Special Envoy Li Hui will visit the above-mentioned countries in a different order, which has changed compared with the order of last year's visits. This change may hint at a strategic adjustment on the part of the Chinese side. Last year, Li Hui visited Ukraine first and then Russia last, seemingly to gather opinions from all sides before sharing and discussing them with the Russian side.
And this time Russia is set as the first stop, which is more like sharing some information about Russia with Ukraine and the West. It is worth noting that Special Envoy Li Hui had the opportunity to meet with Russia's ** Putin, which may add new variables to diplomatic efforts.
The situation in Ukraine has changed dramatically compared to last year, so the content of the negotiations in this diplomatic effort may also be adjusted to include the upcoming "Global Peace Summit".
Since June last year, Ukraine has promoted four "Ukraine Peace Conferences", and this summit in Switzerland is not only larger, inviting more countries, but also at a higher level. Ukraine said it had invited China to participate in the meeting and hoped that China would play an active role in Ukraine's peace talks.
After the summit, Ukraine plans to hold another summit in a third country, where Russia will be invited and the peace plan will be presented. This move shows that the Ukrainian side has high hopes for China's participation, hoping that China can exert influence in the negotiations and create a basis for Russia and Ukraine to achieve contacts again.
For Russia, they may not want China to participate in the peace summit, but if China can push Ukraine to propose a more feasible peace plan at the Swiss summit, it may be able to inject new impetus into the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.
China is actively playing its role as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to promote a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. At a time when the international community is facing many uncertainties, China has chosen to renew its efforts on the Ukraine issue, demonstrating its image as a responsible major country.
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