A number of international dignitaries have announced their visits to China

 Recently, a number of international dignitaries announced or revealed plans to visit China. On February 25, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced the news of Belarusian President Lukashenko's visit to China. On the 25th local time, French President Macron announced at the Paris Agricultural Exhibition that he will visit China in early April. Last weekend, the Chinese ambassador to the EU also revealed that EU leaders will visit China in the first half of the year.

Belarusian President Lukashenko will pay a state visit to China from February 28 to March 2, BelTA News Agency reported on the 25th, citing information from the Belarusian President’s Press Office. This visit will be a continuation of the long-term process of establishing friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation between Belarus and China. In September 2022, during the bilateral meeting held during the Samarkand Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the leaders of Belarus and China issued a joint statement, raising the relationship between the two countries to a new level - an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. Belarus is also an important participant in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.

According to the report, the main topic of the meeting between the two heads of state was to analyze the achievements in the development of bilateral relations and to maximize the potential for a new level of bilateral relations in practice. The focus of discussions between Belarus and China will include the development of economic, trade, investment and humanitarian cooperation, the implementation of joint large-scale projects, the interaction and cooperation between the two countries in the political field, and the joint response to severe challenges in the current international situation.

In addition, the BelTA News Agency stated that the First Deputy Director of the Belarusian Presidential Office Maxim Ryzhenkov revealed on the 25th that Belarus and China’s agenda will also include bilateral cooperation in the fields of tourism and sports. Ryzhenkov said that Belarus is willing to expand tourism cooperation with China and looks forward to more Chinese tourists visiting Belarus. Rezhenkov said, "Belarus has many attractions that our Chinese friends will be interested in, and we are waiting for Chinese tourists to visit Belarus." Rezhenkov said that Belarus and China are currently planning to consider increasing the number of flights between Belarus and China. And through the newly opened round-trip flights from some parts of China to Belarus to further expand the bilateral ties between the two countries. Ryzhenkov also said that Belarus will also invite China to participate in many sports events held in Belarus, including the second CIS Games held in Minsk this summer.

Ding Xiaoxing, a researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, told the Global Times reporter on the 26th that as one of the first batch of foreign leaders to visit China after the epidemic eased, Lukashenko's visit reflects the high level of mutual trust in China-Belarus relations and is also It reflects the importance Belarus attaches to the relationship between the two countries. Ding Xiaoxing said that during the Shanghai Cooperation Summit last September, China and Belarus established an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. Before that, China only maintained this level of diplomatic relations with Pakistan. At the same time, Lukashenko's visit coincides with the first anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the situation in Belarus is delicate. Although not directly involved in the conflict, it has also been subject to economic sanctions and a diplomatic blockade by the West because of its relationship with Russia. Therefore, Lukashenko's visit also has the expectation of seeking to further enhance strategic cooperation and strengthen economic and trade cooperation with China.

On the 25th local time, French President Macron announced that he will visit China in April. France Internationale Radio reported that Macron's announcement came a day after China issued a document calling for peaceful negotiations to "politically resolve" the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while Macron also said he welcomed China's participation in the peace effort. Agence France-Presse reported that Macron said that "the fact that China is committed to peace efforts is good", but at the same time emphasized that "peace is only possible if Russia stops its aggression, withdraws its troops and respects territorial sovereignty and the Ukrainian people."

According to French media, Macron has frequently expressed his willingness to visit China since the end of last year. The French "Tribune" analyzed: "Now is the time to restore relations with China. Macron hopes to revive bilateral projects between the two countries, as well as dialogue on crises such as the global climate crisis and the conflict in Ukraine. The relationship between the EU and China in 2021 Falling into tension, the French side believes that it should face up to the status quo and not hinder the relationship between the two countries."

Cui Hongjian, director of the European Institute of the China Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times reporter on the 26th that France has always actively advocated European strategic autonomy, has a relatively independent diplomatic tradition, and consciously promotes multi-polar development and avoids the risk of bloc confrontation. As far as the Ukraine issue is concerned, France hopes to find a relatively balanced solution. Although there are no sufficient conditions to be allowed in the Western camp, China and France can further strengthen communication and coordination on this issue to see if they can find a more balanced and sustainable solution to the Ukrainian crisis. Cui Hongjian also said that as China and the EU resume the mechanism that was once suspended due to the epidemic and other reasons, high-level face-to-face exchanges return to normal, which will play an equal or even more leading role in China-EU relations than before.