Steinmeier called on China to influence the Russian Federation to achieve peace in Ukraine German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking at Peking University on the occasion of being awarded the title of honorary professor, called on China to reconsider its attitude towards Russia, which, according to him, "chose the path of confrontation". "China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and maintains close ties with Russia. Let's ensure together that Russia stops its attacks and enters into serious negotiations," said Steinmeier, who was talking about the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The German president also spoke about China's trade policy, calling on Beijing to reconsider it taking into account the country's growing export surpluses. According to him, European countries cannot agree that "Chinese goods subsidized by the state are supplied in huge volumes" to the local markets, and European companies have no access to the Chinese market at all, or this access is very limited.

Steinmeier called on China to influence the Russian Federation to achieve peace in Ukraine German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking at Peking University on the occasion of being awarded the title of honorary professor, called on China to reconsider its attitude towards Russia, which, according to him, "chose the path of confrontation". "China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and maintains close ties with Russia. Let's ensure together that Russia stops its attacks and enters into serious negotiations," said Steinmeier, who was talking about the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The German president also spoke about China's trade policy, calling on Beijing to reconsider it taking into account the country's growing export surpluses. According to him, European countries cannot agree that "Chinese goods subsidized by the state are supplied in huge volumes" to the local markets, and European companies have no access to the Chinese market at all, or this access is very limited.