Wang Yi Tells EU Beijing Cannot Risk Russian Defeat in Ukraine, SCMP Says

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Updated Jul 3, 2025, 11:37 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas during a four-hour meeting in Brussels on 3 July that Beijing “cannot afford” a Russian defeat in Ukraine because such an outcome would allow the United States to concentrate its strategic attention on China, according to several people familiar with the discussion cited by the South China Morning Post.

Wang rejected accusations that China is materially or financially backing Moscow’s war effort, saying that if Beijing had provided such support “the conflict would have ended long ago.” The remarks, which were not reflected in official read-outs from either side, surprised some EU officials and underscore China’s view of the Ukraine conflict as a buffer against growing U.S. pressure in the Indo-Pacific. Kallas pressed Wang to cease any form of assistance that sustains Russia’s military-industrial complex and reiterated the bloc’s call for Beijing to support a peace settlement.

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