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The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Thursday for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to “bring Russia to its senses,” but Xi gave no indication Beijing would use its leverage as Vladimir Putin's diplomatic partner to press for a settlement. Xi gave no sign China, which declared it had a “no limits friendship” with Moscow before last year's invasion, had changed its stance since calling for peace talks in February. “Peace talks should resume as soon as possible,” Xi said. He called on other governments to avoid doing anything...
