This is a seduction operation, while China intends to play a mediating role in the war in Ukraine. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Germany, France and Norway this week.
Although no details have been given on the topics that will be discussed during this trip, it is known that Qin Gang will meet with his German, French and Norwegian counterparts, respectively Annalena Baerbock, Catherine Colonna and Anniken Huitfeldt.
Controversial statements
The Chinese minister's trip also comes after controversial statements in late April by China's ambassador to France. The countries of the former USSR "do not have effective status in international law because there is no international agreement to concretize their status as sovereign countries," Lu Shaye said on television about the Ukrainian province of Crimea annexed since 2014 by Moscow. These remarks provoked an outcry in the States concerned.
Paris then called on the Chinese ambassador "to make use of his public word that is consistent with the official positions of his country".
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