China’s FM Wang Yi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that Beijing cannot afford a Russian defeat in Ukraine because it fears the US would redirect its full attention toward China. The blunt remark came amid EU pressure on China over rare earths,

In tense EU talks, China warned that a Russian defeat in Ukraine would shift US strategic focus toward Beijing and denied any military aid to Moscow

The European Union's top diplomat urged China's foreign minister on Wednesday to end restrictions on rare earths exports and warned that Chinese firms' support for Russia's war in Ukraine posed a serious threat to European security,