From the EGF Head of Research

Published on EGF: 11.07.2023

by EGF Editor

To manage the highly consequential risk of China becoming a military spoiler in Ukraine, the West should reassure Beijing that maintaining the current Chinese-styled “neutrality” worked well for Chinese interests, including by reassuring Beijing against fears of potential economic isolation. In fact, China should not be expected to pursue conflict resolution in Ukraine, but merely some crisis mediation. The key issue is how it would do that: entirely on Russian terms or otherwise. READ MORE