The demonisation of China's attempted peace initiative between Russia and Ukraine is now the top topic of Western Leaders' attempt to kill it before it even started. The USA and the West, including Japan (the pariah in Asia), are very worried about Xi meeting Putin in Moscow.
They are paranoid and nervous that should China be able to pull off a peace deal in Ukraine, it would do considerable damage to the reputation of the USA and the West. As it is, it will most likely not be successful, with the USA and the West all against the move by China. Zelenskyy has no backbone to go against them, even if he wants to, and even if Ukraine needed to kidnap male citizens on the streets and forced them to enrol to fight the Russians. That is how bad the situation is becoming for Ukrainians. Looks like Ukraine really has to fight to the last man for the USA.China's success in brokering the peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia was a masterstroke of genius. Why does China not do the more urgently needed Russia/Ukraine peace initiative first? It was a well thought out strategy. China's pulling off the deal in the Middle East shows the world, in no uncertain terms, that China is all for peaceful diplomacy, which the USA and the West always claim is insincere. That deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia kills all the insincerity talk and now China, with one big success, is pivoting towards the Russia/Ukraine direction, which is making the USA and the West hysterical, nervous and fearful. Expect the demonisation to pick up several notches over the next couple of days.
As expected, Japan (the pariah of Asia), with a lapdog Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, just visited Zelenskyy and had the gall to tell the world that he does not agree to the changing of the status quo in Ukraine by force. Did Kishida read about Japan's cruel and barbaric history in Asia during WW2, invading every other country and trying to force them to succumb to Japanese rule, and being subjected to atrocities and rule of terror, that eventually lead to war crimes being piled on their top Generals? He should look into his own country's bad behavior before attempting to pass judgement on others. Like the USA, the Japanese never think it necessary to practice what they preach, and are still behaving as warmongering as they were during WW2.