ViewpointsOpinionChina’s ‘Peace Plan’ for Ukraine Could Pave the Way for Russian AggressionSavePrintRussian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 21, 2023. Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty ImagesRoger Kimball3/21/2023|Updated: 3/22/20230:00X 1CommentaryNature, according to Aristotle, abhors a vacuum.Share this articleLeave a commentRoger KimballAuthorRoger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”Author’s Selected ArticlesStillbirth of a Meme, With a Brief Cadenza on ‘Lawfare’Jun 03, 2024Annals of the Art World: Everything Old Is New AgainMay 30, 2024Is Utilitarianism Useful?May 20, 2024A Healing Zephyr of a BookMay 15, 2024Related Topicspeace planChina and RussiaRussia Ukraine War