Ursula Von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has advised Chinese President Xi Jinping not to give Russia armaments.
And she addressed a way to peace in Ukraine during discussions on Thursday in Beijing.
This week, Von der Leyen visited China alongside French President Emmanuel Macron to demonstrate the might of the European Union.
Macron attended the fifth meeting of the China-France Business Council on both Wednesday and Thursday. Afterwards, he joined Von der Leyen and Xi for trilateral negotiations.
Von von Leyen claimed she brought up the idea of Xi speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about a peace proposal in her post-bilateral press conference.
When “the circumstances and time are perfect,” according to her, Xi expressed his desire to speak with Zelenskyy.
Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, claimed last week that he had a similar conversation with Xi, who at the time had also shown interest in the concept.
Von der Leyen stated that she saw his repetition as a good sign.
Yet, the EU leader said that she also forbade China from directly or indirectly giving Russia military hardware.
Because doing so would be against international law and “would considerably undermine our relationship.”
Von der Leyen brought up Taiwan and the current high levels of hostility between it and the mainland.
Taiwan has been self-governing since the end of China’s civil war in 1949, but Beijing still views the island as being a part of its territory.
China has pledged to use all available means, including a military invasion, to seize control of the island.
According to the president of the European Commission, maintaining stability in the Taiwan Straits is crucial.
No one should attempt to forcibly alter the current situation in the area unilaterally.
According to Von der Leyen, she highlighted the EU’s “grave concern” about the state of human rights in China, notably how the country treats its Uyghur population.
She argued that the matter required discussion and praised the resumption of the dialogue between the EU and China on human rights.
Von von Leyen joined Macron and Xi for trilateral talks after her news conference.
Macron encouraged Xi to use his clout with Russia to put a stop to the conflict in Ukraine once more.
Decoupling from China was not “a viable or desirable option,” according to Von der Leyen, when it came to relations between Europe and China.
China and Europe should support communication and collaboration, protect international peace and stability, encourage shared development and prosperity.
Advance human civilization, and work together to address global difficulties, Xi urged the two leaders.
