https://www.scmp.com/rss/521337/feed Andrew Cainey is Director and Co-Founder of the UK National Committee on China and Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Andrew Cainey,Xie Chengkai Andrew Cainey,Xie Chengkai China has increasingly taken on the role of conflict mediator on the world stage – hosting negotiations, proposing peace plans and even deploying personnel to oversee ceasefires. Once reluctant to engage in United Nations peacekeeping activities, it now provides more troops than any other permanent member of the Security Council. These are dramatic shifts for a country that was once a staunch advocate of non-interference. As its economic and security interests now reach far beyond its borders,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3313403/china-global-conflict-mediator-ambition-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3313403/china-global-conflict-mediator-ambition-action?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:30:08 +0000