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,

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,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stated that Beijing cannot allow Russia to be defeated in the war against Ukraine during four hours of talks with Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.