Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, walks past honour guards at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on March 20. Photo: Kommersant / AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, walks past honour guards at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on March 20. Photo: Kommersant / AFP
Oleg Yanovsky
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Oleg Yanovsky

Ukraine war: why China’s peace road map is the only one on the table

  • State information campaigns are driving escalation, as are increased losses on both sides
  • Normalisation will require neutral arbiters who highlight common ground, such as that offered by trade in key commodities. Currently, China is the sole remaining neutral superpower

Oleg Yanovsky
Oleg Yanovsky

Updated: 8:15am, 23 Mar, 2023

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, walks past honour guards at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on March 20. Photo: Kommersant / AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, walks past honour guards at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on March 20. Photo: Kommersant / AFP
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