China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, speaks during a Security Council briefing on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York on April 5. Photo: Xinhua
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, speaks during a Security Council briefing on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York on April 5. Photo: Xinhua
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Emanuele Scimia

How Beijing’s stance on Russia and its Taiwan threats are hurting goodwill in Europe

  • Beijing has worked hard to build a consensus in many European quarters but an anti-China front is now building in the EU that could bury its 16+1 initiative
  • The Czech Republic has called Taiwan ‘bullied’, Sweden may upgrade its office in Taipei and Beijing’s envoy to eastern Europe received a chilly reception on a recent visit

Emanuele Scimia
Emanuele Scimia

Updated: 2:30am, 29 Apr, 2022

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China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, speaks during a Security Council briefing on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York on April 5. Photo: Xinhua
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, speaks during a Security Council briefing on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York on April 5. Photo: Xinhua
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