urged the chinese leader, xijinping, to make president putin see reason. later, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, encouraged china to promote what she called a just peace . she warned beijing not to sell weapons to russia. the chinese leader said beijing was seeking a political solution to the war. rebecca choong wilkins is an asia government and politics reporter at bloomberg news. well, we have seen beijing really rolling out the red carpet for macron, scenes of that great fanfare in tiananmen square a and at the great wall wall of the people, and macron s endorsement, he earlier said that he expects china to play a major role in the resolution of the russian war in ukraine. his endorsement is significant for ukraine, because xijinping is seeking to restore ties with europe and portray china as a neutral mediator, a responsible world actor that can actually help to mediate and end the the war in ukraine. and of course, the vague blueprint for peace t
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