Beijing voiced support for peace efforts, praising continued US-Russia contact aimed to resolve the war in Ukraine.

China will continue to promote peace and dialogue in its own way, says FM spokesperson over question of whether China is willing to act as guarantor for Ukraine's security

Germany's foreign minister hit out Monday at what he called China's repeated threats to "unilaterally change" borders in the Asia-Pacific region, calling Beijing "increasingly aggressive".

Most significantly, China’s influence has recently shifted from passive supply to active manipulation of the technological balance on the battlefield—the hallmark of a state engaged in proxy warfare. In May 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated bluntly, “Chinese Mavic [drones] are open for Russians but are closed for Ukrainians.”

DA WEI is Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy and a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University.

From the dawn of Ukraine's first-person-view drone industry up to a year ago, producers purchased almost all of the parts they used in assembly from Chinese firms. Today, Ukrainian companies have started mass-producing the various electronics,

Germany's foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the "aggressive behaviour" of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, and stressed the need to strengthen internationally binding rules.

I returned from my fourth visit to Ukraine a few weeks ago. Each time I have sought to visit the front line and meet soldiers to hear their stories. With Russian drones and missiles hitting their cities and with constant attacks on their front line,