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中国特使李辉被派往欧洲，宣传北京的乌克兰计划，其中包括立即停火和俄罗斯保留其目前占领的乌克兰部分。
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李辉一直在鼓励欧洲政府加入中国对美国的经济替代方案。
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西方官员对中国作为一个诚实的中间人的能力持怀疑态度，并认为在俄罗斯军队撤出乌克兰之前，和平是不可能的。
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中国的主要利益是确保俄罗斯不会输掉这场战争，并且不使用核武器。
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乌克兰战争已经成为西方与俄罗斯和中国之间竞争的中心战线。
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中国已经成为俄罗斯的一条重要经济命脉，大量购买能源，并增加计算机芯片和其他电子产品的出口。
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中国领导人习近平和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔-普京互相称对方为 “亲爱的朋友”，暗示中国在冲突中与俄罗斯站在一起。
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欧洲各国首都表示，中国的和平建议和对俄罗斯的拥护表明北京并非中立。
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中国的12点和平建议呼吁停火和和谈，但没有呼吁俄罗斯从乌克兰撤出，也没有提到俄罗斯对其邻国的侵略行为。
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中国已经向欧洲国家示好，试图削弱美国领导的对其全球影响力的反击。
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欧洲已经在经济安全和贸易方面向美国的立场靠拢，而拜登政府由于与莫斯科关系密切，对北京作为和平缔造者的意图持怀疑态度。
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欧洲外交官要求李克强支持国际社会为确保扎波罗热核电站所做的努力，并要求中国向俄罗斯施压，禁止其使用核武器，不向俄罗斯提供军事援助，并谴责莫斯科的侵略行为。
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与李克强会晤的法国官员强调，必须尊重乌克兰的主权和领土完整。
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波兰外交部告诉李克强，波兰对北京关于努力加强与俄罗斯这个侵略国的双边关系的声明表示关切。
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美国和中国看到了一个修复因今年早些时候发现并击落一个疑似中国间谍气球而受损的关系的可能窗口。
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欧盟正在准备一项经济安全战略，该战略似乎将使该集团在对待中国问题上更接近美国。
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欧盟竞争事务主管Margrethe Vestager说，欧洲现在正追随一些西方盟友，对中国采取更加谨慎的态度，而欧洲在北京问题上新发现的强硬态度，部分源于对美国和中国重新划分地缘政治关系时该集团可能被抛弃的担忧。
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Chinese envoy Li Hui has been sent to Europe to promote Beijing’s plan for Ukraine, which includes an immediate cease-fire and Russia retaining the parts of Ukraine it currently occupies.
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Li has been encouraging European governments to join China’s economic alternative to the US.
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Western officials are skeptical of China’s ability to act as an honest broker and believe that peace is not possible until Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine.
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China’s main interests are to ensure that Russia does not lose the war and that no nuclear weapons are used.
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The war in Ukraine has become a central front in the rivalry between the West and Russia and China.
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China has become a critical economic lifeline for Russia, with large purchases of energy and increased exports of computer chips and other electronics.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have referred to each other as “dear friends”, suggesting that China sides with Russia in the conflict.
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European capitals have expressed that China’s peace proposal and embrace of Russia demonstrate that Beijing is not neutral.
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China’s 12-point peace proposal calls for a cease-fire and peace talks but does not call on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine or mention Russia’s aggression towards its neighbor.
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China has courted European nations in an effort to weaken the U.S.-led pushback against its global clout.
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Europe has moved closer to U.S. positions on economic security and trade, and the Biden administration is skeptical of Beijing’s intentions as a peacemaker due to its close relationship with Moscow.
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European diplomats asked Li for Chinese backing of the international efforts to secure the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and for China to pressure Russia against using nuclear weapons, not supply military aid to Russia, and to condemn Moscow’s aggression.
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The French official who met with Li emphasized the need to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Poland’s Foreign Ministry told Li that Poland was concerned about Beijing’s declarations about striving to strengthen bilateral relations with Russia, the aggressor state.
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The U.S. and China see a possible window for repairing ties damaged by the discovery and shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this year.
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The EU is preparing an economic security strategy that appears set to bring the bloc closer to the U.S. in its approach to China.
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The EU’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, said Europe is now following some of its Western allies in taking a more cautious approach towards China, and Europe’s newfound assertiveness on Beijing is born in part from a fear that the bloc could be left behind as the U.S. and China redraw geopolitical relations.