Has China Changed Its Mind About Ukraine?

Michal Słowikowski and Bartosz Kowalski

26 May 2023Long Read

Assessing the situation: Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu visits Moscow in April 2023. Image: Mil.ru / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0

Recent Chinese actions – including a phone call between Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelensky – suggest that Beijing is pursuing a diplomatic recalibration in an attempt to rebuild relations with Europe, while distancing itself from Russia.

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Michal Słowikowski

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Has China Changed Its Mind About Ukraine?

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WRITTEN BY

Michal Słowikowski

Bartosz Kowalski

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