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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has criticised China’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine ahead of a visit to Beijing.
“Instead of shouldering responsibility for peace and security in the world as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China is going against our core European interests by providing economic and military aid to Russia,” Baerbock said on Sunday before her departure for a brief visit to China.
Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine poses an immediate threat to peace, the top German diplomat asserted.
“The fact that we cannot simply ignore this in our relations with China is something I will also be discussing in Beijing,” she added.
Baerbock is meeting China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday.


One of the main topics of her planned talks in Beijing is likely to be allegations that China is supporting Moscow’s fight against Ukraine by supplying drones or drone parts.
The Green Party politician recently warned Beijing that there would be consequences. Monday’s talk will be the third in-depth meeting between the two politicians this year.
The European Union is currently in the process of preparing a 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which will in part target companies based in China that are involved in the manufacture of drones for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Beijing regularly calls for de-escalation in view of Russia’s war of aggression and, according to its own statements, plans a political solution to the conflict.
However, Beijing is considered to be Moscow’s most important source of support and has not condemned Russia’s actions in Ukraine.


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China is going against our core European interests by providing economic and military aid to Russia,’ Baerbock said on Sunday


China is going against our core European interests by providing economic and military aid to Russia,’ Baerbock said on Sunday.


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