Beijing/Brussels, July 4 -- In a meeting with European officials in Brussels, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union's top diplomat on July 2 that Beijing did not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it would give the United States an excuse to direct its full attention eastwards, reports South China Morning Post.
Speaking to former Estonian Prime Minister and the current High Representative of the EU, Kaja Kallas, Wang Yi's comments confirmed Brussel's assessment on the Chinese stance on the war, though they also contradict the country's public statements.
Europe has long accused China of aiding Moscow's attack on Ukraine, with the three-year-long war being a major point of friction between China and the ...