Beyond the G7 juggernaut barrelling through the Ukraine crisis to Taiwan tension, China's consultations with UN functionaries is a thankless, possibly futile, mission. While All Eyes were glued to the frontier of EU "strategic autonomy", the fmprc debriefed the US liaison in Guterres' office.

• Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun Meets with Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Rosemary A. DiCarlo
• Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong Meets with Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Rosemary A. DiCarlo
• Qin Gang Meets with Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo

ROW attention to UNSC responsibility for Afghanistan "issues" surfaced here:  
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 11 Apr
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 12 Apr