Chinese state television says President Xi Jinping has told US President Joe Biden that conflict is in “no one’s interest”. The comments are said to have been made during a call to discuss the situation in Ukraine. President Biden is thought to have asked the Chinese President not to provide Russia with military or economic assistance. The US believes Vladimir Putin gave China advanced notice of his plans to invade Ukraine. During talks in February, the Chinese and Russian leaders pledged what they called “limitless friendship” between their two countries.