China cannot allow Russia to lose at the Ukraine — South China Morning Post

China has told the head of the European diplomacy, Kie Kallas, that it cannot allow Russia to lose in the Ukrainian conflict. It is reported by The South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing sources.

According to several people familiar with the negotiations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the head of the EU's top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing could not allow Russia's defeat at the Ukraine, because it fears that then the United States will shift all its attention to Beijing," the note says.

It is noted that some EU representatives were surprised by the frankness of Wang Yi's statements.

At the same time, according to sources, Wang Yi rejected accusations that China is providing material support to Russia's military actions, be it financial or military assistance, and said that if this were the case, the conflict would have ended long ago.

During the four-hour talks on a wide range of geopolitical and commercial issues, Wang Yi gave Callas several "history lessons and lectures," the sources said. According to two officials, some representatives The EU considered that "he taught her a lesson in real politics, partly related to Beijing's belief that Washington will soon completely switch its attention to Vostok," the newspaper writes.