Trump wants China's help in making peace in Ukraine. He's unlikely to get it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : That latter remark has suddenly gained more significance after Trump extended the unusual invitation for the foreign leader to attend the January 20 ceremony.
44% : And even if Trump did not manage to drive a wedge between Russia and China, a stronger Kremlin would mean a shift of the power dynamic in the partnership between Moscow and Beijing, potentially elevating Putin from a junior partner to Xi's peer.
44% : From a Chinese perspective, helping Trump to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine offers few incentives, except potentially toning down the US trade and tariffs war against it.
43% : This is becoming more acute as Trump prepares to move into the White House.
40% : Just after his recent meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, Trump posted, "There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin," and "China can help."
32% : Keeping the war in Ukraine going, rather than helping Trump to end it, therefore is the most likely choice that Beijing will make.
26% : This is a far cry from an end to the war as envisaged by Trump.
21% : Leaving aside whether Xi will accept Trump's invitation to Washington DC (he probably won't), the more important question is whether he would indeed help Trump end the Russian war against Ukraine.

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