The situation between Russia and Ukraine has heated up again recently, and Western media have also been busy, starting to pick at China's flaws. However, this time, they are playing the "flattery-to-kill" tactic, claiming that as long as China makes a phone call, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will immediately cease fire.

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Recently, an article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) played the "flattery-to-kill" tactic on China. The article claimed that Western media's daily criticism of Trump for failing to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was actually misdirected. The real person who can end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is only China. As long as China calls Putin, Russia will immediately stop fighting.

To date, similar arguments have quietly spread in the Western media landscape, portraying China as the "Godlike hand" holding the key to peace between Russia and Ukraine. Behind the "Chinese omnipotence" myth created by German media, a dangerous geopolitical game is unfolding. This statement seems to praise China's influence, but in fact, it is indirectly accusing China of a crime.

According to German media reports, although China has not provided military supplies to Russia, just continuing to do business with Russia alone has given Russia a breathing space during the three-year war. Without China's "behind-the-scenes support," Russia would not have been able to withstand the economic sanctions imposed by Western countries.

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In other words, the reason why the conflict between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved so far is mainly because of China. Western governments and media should not target Trump but should put pressure on China, which is the right way to solve the problem. What the German media said sounds logical, but in fact, it is a rehash of old arguments, shifting responsibility.

German media unilaterally shifts the responsibility of ending the war to China, hiding the structural responsibilities of NATO's eastward expansion and continuous military aid from the U.S. and Europe. Don't forget that German Chancellor Merz recently promised Zelensky to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles "unlimitedly," continuously fueling the fire.

Moreover, Western media has "deified" China's influence. Russia, as a sovereign state, has independent national will. On what basis does the West believe that China can control Russia's decisions? Besides, Peskov had already warned all countries earlier that achieving the goals of the special military operation is an absolute priority.

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China indeed has great influence. On one hand, as Russia's largest trading partner and Ukraine's largest source of foreign investment, China holds the economic card. However, the economic lever is not equal to a political remote control. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine involves core security interests, which cannot be simply replaced by economic logic. China is willing to take practical actions to facilitate reconciliation between the two sides, but this is not something that China can decide on its own.

When the U.S. and Ukraine insist on "Russia withdraws first," while Russia demands "acknowledge the new territorial reality," China cannot create consensus out of thin air. The炒作of the "Chinese omnipotence" by German media is actually looking for scapegoats for Germany's policies. Since China "does not want to make the call," Germany's continued aid to Ukraine has found an excuse.

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In addition, the West continues to spread rumors about "military aid from China to Russia," even though von der Leyen publicly admitted that there is no evidence. Portraying China as an image of "able to control Russia but inactive" aims to plant suspicion between China and Russia. The "China phone call theory" through fictitious Chinese capabilities hides the deeper failure of Western diplomacy.

True peace never arises from the miracle of a single phone call. It only buds when all parties abandon geopolitical calculations and face security dilemmas. China's value lies not in the "superpower" that has been deified, but in its consistent neutral stance.

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