Letters | Mediating in Ukraine crisis can bolster China’s global image

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China has tried and failed to walk a fine line between supporting Russia and trying to distance itself from the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine. Statements that it supports territorial integrity and sovereignty, including Ukraine’s, have not convinced the world it is playing a constructive role in resolving the conflict.

Sentiment against China is growing in the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea and elsewhere. The decision to remove import restrictions on Russian wheat into China on the day the invasion began and Beijing’s failure to condemn the invasion mystify the world and run counter to the sentiment behind sanctions.

Beyond the humanitarian tragedy, China will suffer economically from this war and lose respect in the international community. Its decades-long effort to project a positive image will be crushed.