EU-China summit: cooperation on war but Beijing won’t commit to press Russia

In their first summit in almost two years, EU and Chinese leaders agreed on Friday to cooperate in trying to resolve Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, even if, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen put it, they held “clearly opposing views” on the conflict. However, the European Union did not secure any firm commitment from Beijing to use its influence on Russia to stop the assault – a stated aim heading into the meeting. At a news conference in Brussels following the virtual…

Source: SCMP