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The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China’s New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team.

How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed?

Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine’s difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West – the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.

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One day after foreign policy czar Wang Yi announced plans to visit Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry is said to have also announced the visit of President Xi Jinping. This was reported by Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post on Tuesday and Russian media, according to AFP. Reuters also reported a statement from the Russian […] continue reading →

Ukraine is increasingly critical of China's behavior toward Russia. Now its deputy foreign minister is calling for a new approach. After all, China is formally a strategic partner. continue reading →

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged China to do more in the Ukraine conflict. In a conversation lasting about an hour on Tuesday, he asked China’s President Xi Jinping to persuade Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war. At the same time, Steinmeier thanked Xi for his clear rejection of Russia’s nuclear threats. France’s […] continue reading →

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s leader Xi Jinping continue to maintain contact. Both want to meet at the end of December for a round of talks. This was reported by the Russian business daily Vedomosti on Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the date and agenda of the meeting are already known, but an […] continue reading →

China allegedly interfered to a greater extent in the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine than previously assumed by Western public opinion. According to a report in the British weekly magazine Spectator, China is said to have prevented the delivery of more than 30 MiG-29 fighter jets from Poland to Ukraine through secret talks with […] continue reading →

At the Apec summit in Bangkok, the Asia-Pacific countries condemned the Ukraine war. China is not entirely happy with the wording. However, the USA was also unable to push through its more far-reaching position on this. continue reading →

The idea that Beijing could act as a mediator in Russia’s war against Ukraine and use its influence on Moscow has apparently gained new momentum after the G20 summit in Indonesia: French leader Emmanuel Macron said in his closing press conference that he believed “China can play a mediating role in the coming months.” The […] continue reading →

At the G20 summit in Bali Xi Jinping stormed back onto the world political stage. He wants to regain diplomatic ground for China after his long Covid isolation. To do so, he is apparently even willing to compromise on the final declaration. continue reading →

China's stance in the Ukraine war is a source of much discussion: Beijing calls itself neutral, while critics speak of "pro-Russian neutrality" at best. But a closer look reveals how China attempts to take the "middle" ground. continue reading →

Hundreds of Chinese citizens have signed up for evacuation operations in Ukraine. Beijing earlier urged them to leave the country as the security situation was deteriorating. More than 200 people signed up to leave Ukraine, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported. By Monday, about 190 people registered for an evacuation organized by the embassy. About […] continue reading →

According to the Director General of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Chen Ming-tong, China is closely following the war in Ukraine in order to develop “hybrid warfare strategies” against Taiwan. These include the use of drones and psychological pressure. China’s People’s Liberation Army has expanded its “gray zone” and hybrid activities against Taiwan. It has used […] continue reading →

In 2003, Ioana Kraft was one of the China pioneers whose significance only becomes clear in retrospect. At the time, she was greeted by white figures in full-body protective suits upon her first arrival in Shanghai. Back then, the first original SARS (still without “-CoV-2”) was raging in China. “Little did I know that 20 […] continue reading →

Following Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s announcement of the partial mobilization of Russian reservists in the war against Ukraine, China has called for resolving “the issue through dialogue and negotiations.” Beijing has not changed its position on the matter, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Thursday. However, the AFP news agency also quoted Wang saying […] continue reading →

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sent an offer of talks to Xi Jinping, saying he wants China to advocate the end of the Russian invasion. The People’s Republic should use its political and economic influence on Russia, Zelenskiy said in an interview with the South China Morning Post. “I would like to speak directly. I […] continue reading →

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on China to remain neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at an online event with Australian students, Zelenskiy stated he would prefer China to condemn Russia’s war of aggression, as other states have done. However, the current neutrality of the People’s Republic would be preferable to […] continue reading →

Chinese forces may well have to land in Taiwan before the world finds out whether the US is willing to defend the island militarily. But overt military threats are not the only – or even the most effective – way to deter a Chinese invasion. continue reading →

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on his counterpart Wang Yi to distance himself from Russia at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia. “This really is a moment where we all have to stand up,” Blinken said after a five-hour meeting with Wang. “Despite the complexities of our relationship,” the talks […] continue reading →

A review of the final declarations of both summits shows: The G7 believe they can define and enforce the rules for coexistence on the planet. The BRICS, consisting of the five largest emerging economies, on the other hand, are opting for conciliatory notes. The BRICS' commitment is also well received by many other countries. continue reading →