China's FM Wang Yi discusses peace plans with Ukraine counterpart Kuleba

In this image taken from video released by the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Dmytro Kuleba (left) walks with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting in Guangzhou on July 24, 2024. - AP

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday (July 24), with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.

China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the United States and other Western nations.