BRUSSELS -- French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a trip to China where he sought Beijings help in pressuring Russia to agree to a cease-fire with Ukraine amid a recent burst of diplomacy over a US proposal to end the war.

But analysts and European officials who spoke to RFE/RL doubt that Beijing will heed to Macrons calls for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to push Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop his maximalist demands to settle the nearly four-year war.

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While rich in symbolism and focused on trade opportunities, Macrons visit was low on tangible outcomes. Experts say Chinas sustained support for Russia throughout the war is unlikely to waver and that Xi has few reasons to expend his influence with Putin on a peace plan that the Russian president has essentially dismissed.

The original US 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine appeared to heavily favor Russia, although the proposal has since been revised to take Kyiv's concerns more into account.

I don't think there is any incentive for Beijing to step in and try to end the war, Claus Soong, an analyst at the Berlin-based MERICS think tank, told RFE/RL. Europe is not worth as much to China as Russia.

Following a red-carpet welcome and military honor guard in Beijing on December 4, Macron warned about the pressure on the international political system brought by the war in Ukraine and the need to reach a lasting peace during his meeting with Xi.

We are facing the risk of the disintegration of the international order that brought peace to the world for decades, and in this context, the dialogue between China and France is even more essential than ever, Macron said.