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Two European bigwigs are in China as they seek to convince President Xi Jinping to use his influence with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war. French president Emmanuel
Macron and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will meet Chinese leader Xi on Thursday (6 April) in Beijing. Before their meeting with Xi, Macron and von der Leyen separately
met Chinese premier Li Qiang earlier today. Their joint trip comes within months of other European leaders – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez – visiting
the Asian country. Why are Macron and von der Leyen in China? Can their trip bring peace to Ukraine? Let’s take a closer look. Boosting economic ties The French president is in China, along
with his finance and foreign ministers as well as a 50-strong business delegation, including nuclear energy group EDF and European planemaker Airbus.
China is the European Union’s one of the biggest trading partners.
The two European leaders are also likely to press Xi to hold talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
