Washington is encouraging Beijing to participate in the Global Peace Summit on Ukraine, scheduled for mid-June in Switzerland, according to Reuters. A spokesperson for the US State Department, speaking to reporters during a briefing, stated that Washington believes China’s presence at the event would be beneficial. “We certainly would encourage China to participate in that summit. They’ve attended previous versions of the summit. We thought their presence was helpful. We think their presence would be helpful here,” the official said. This call comes amid China’s previous statements indicating …