Tense meeting dominated by trade, Ukraine and rare earths
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The United States told China at the United Nations on Friday it should "stop fueling Russia's aggression" in Ukraine, as China accused Washington of trying to shift blame and spark confrontation. Acting U.
Matthew Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, discusses China's influence on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and the need for an unconditional ceasefire.
The arrest of two Chinese nationals in Ukraine on espionage charges this month has punctuated a shift in Kyiv’s tone toward Beijing, whose support for Russia’s war is becoming harder to ignore.
"China has an influence on Russia, like the European Union has an influence on Ukraine," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China,
E.U. leaders are in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, but they have major disagreements over trade and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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A war that bloodies but does not beat Russia is China’s obvious favorite choice. A weak Russia implicated in an unwinnable war would be chastised but still exist as Beijing’s vassal and have no alternative to kowtowing to its Chinese overlord. That kind of Russia suits China perfectly.
Russia’s gas output declined in the first half of the year as higher exports to China and increased domestic demand failed to make up for lost flows to Europe via Ukraine.
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