According to a report by Axios on August 17, during the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska, Putin specifically mentioned China in his conversation with Trump, believing that China should be part of the future security guarantee mechanism for Ukraine.

Putin's decision to mention China in front of Trump was based on multiple considerations.

Although Russia has an advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine, it is isolated diplomatically and needs to introduce China to break the deadlock of Russia facing the West alone.

At the same time, Putin used this opportunity to signal Trump that Russia does not intend to accept a security arrangement entirely dominated by the West, but rather hopes to bring China to the negotiation table, making the future security mechanism more multipolar.

This is also a strategic move.

Putin's proposal of the concept of Chinese guarantees is also telling Trump: without the participation of non-Western powers, any security guarantee cannot be implemented.

Trump and Putin

For this reason, both American and Russian media immediately seized on the detail of "Putin mentioning China" and reported it extensively.

This phenomenon reflects the high sensitivity and expectations of the world towards China's role.

For the United States and its allies, whether China gets involved determines whether the future security arrangements will be a "Western club" or a broader international mechanism.

For Russia, China's involvement can not only alleviate its sense of diplomatic isolation, but also provide support for its demands in negotiations to some extent.

Russian media highlighting the news that China may join the guarantors aims to send a signal: Russia is not fighting alone, but has the support of top global powers.

More importantly, the fact that both American and Russian media focus on this point itself indicates that China's presence has become a structural key factor in the peace of Ukraine-Russia.

This is no longer just a war between Ukraine and Russia, nor merely a confrontation between Russia and the West, but a major issue involving the reshaping of the global order.

In this context, China is both a potential peace guarantor and a stabilizing factor for the stability of the future security structure.

Ukraine-Russia conflict

So how would China provide guarantees?

China could use the United Nations as a platform to promote a security guarantee mechanism built by the permanent members of the Security Council.

This model would maintain China's consistent emphasis on neutrality and legitimacy in diplomacy, while giving the guarantee arrangement higher international binding force.

Another possibility is that China could participate in a multilateral security agreement similar to the "New Minsk Agreement," as one of the signatories, providing certain guarantees for Ukraine's future reconstruction, rather than a military commitment.

In such an arrangement, China's responsibilities might include monitoring the implementation of ceasefire agreements, supporting humanitarian relief, and providing economic and infrastructure aid.

This kind of economic and development-level guarantee is often more stable in the long run than a simple military commitment.

It can be confirmed that China will not intervene militarily unilaterally.

Flags of Russia, China, and the United States

China's approach is the most practical and reliable, which is most beneficial for the post-war situation.

Ukraine cannot completely entrust its security to Russia, and Russia cannot allow NATO forces to be stationed in Ukraine. China's intervention through a multilateral framework perfectly fills this "unacceptable" gap.

Moreover, if China gets involved, the way of guaranteeing will have more enforceability.

Compared to military garrisons, economic assistance, reconstruction investment, energy cooperation, and market openness are the fundamental guarantees for long-term stability, which are exactly where China has the greatest advantage.

From the perspective of Europe and the global landscape, China's involvement means that the security arrangements are no longer a continuation of Cold War-style confrontation, but moving towards a direction of multipolar co-governance.

This actually helps Europe avoid falling into confrontation again, and helps the global order find a new balance after the conflict.

In other words, China's attitude of providing political and economic guarantees based on the United Nations or multilateral mechanisms is the optimal solution that is in line with its own interests and can truly promote peace, leaving a stable structure for the future European and global landscape.

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