For the last three years, China has repeatedly signalled a willingness to act as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. There were rounds of shuttle diplomacy by Beijing's envoy to countries from South Africa to Indonesia.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is willing to continue playing a constructive role in the political resolution of the crisis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING: China's foreign minister has told his G20 counterparts that a "window for peace" is opening for the Ukraine crisis, days after top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia. "China has noted that calls for peace talks have been rising recently,