Pakistan, July 5 -- China has privately warned the European Union that it cannot allow Russia to lose the Ukraine war, according to an official briefed on the meeting. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made this clear during a four-hour talk with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in Brussels. He expressed concern that Russia's defeat would allow the United States to shift all focus toward China, posing a direct threat to Beijing's strategic goals.

The meeting covered sensitive issues such as cyber security, rare earth supply chains, trade imbalance, Taiwan, and the Middle East. Despite China's public claims of neutrality, these private comments reveal deeper geopolitical fears. Analysts believe Beijing may quietly prefer a prolonged war...