China confirmed on Tuesday that it has been invited to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” a global initiative that aims to help resolve conflicts starting with the Gaza war but could be expanded to other situations.
At a regular press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the Chinese side had received the invitation from Washington but declined to say whether China would accept or decline it. As reported in Reuters, when asked how China would assess Trump’s presidency over the past year — including his handling of issues such as Venezuela and his threat to acquire Greenland — Guo refrained from commenting.
The Board of Peace, which many governments are approaching with caution, would be chaired for life by Trump, according to the invitation. Member states would serve three-year terms unless they contribute $1 billion each for permanent membership. The initiative is designed to begin with the Gaza conflict and expand to address other global crises.
So far, responses from invited countries have varied, with some expressing reservations about how the board might interact with existing multilateral institutions like the United Nations. China, which has recently navigated a sensitive trade détente with Washington, expressed willingness to work with the United States to stabilise ties while safeguarding its own interests.
Guo said that despite “ups and downs” in China–U.S. relations over the past year, overall ties have maintained “dynamic stability,” and occasional variability in the relationship was to be expected. “China is willing to work with the U.S. on further stabilizing ties while safeguarding its own interests,” he said, without offering specifics on China’s plans regarding the board.
The global reaction to Trump’s Board of Peace initiative remains mixed, with some nations publicly welcoming the concept while others have raised concerns about its implications for long-established international frameworks.
