Yang Jiechi’s main portfolio involves handling Sino-US relations, a theme that is expected to reverberate on his European trip. Photo: Yonhap via AP
Yang Jiechi’s main portfolio involves handling Sino-US relations, a theme that is expected to reverberate on his European trip. Photo: Yonhap via AP
China /  Diplomacy

Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi to visit Greece and Spain this week

  • Back-to-back European visits by two Chinese foreign policy officials signal Beijing’s urgency to prevent further rebalancing in favour of the US, say analysts
  • The Chinese foreign ministry announced Yang’s trip, which also includes a stop in Myanmar

Stuart Lau
Stuart Lau

Updated: 9:41am, 1 Sep, 2020

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Yang Jiechi’s main portfolio involves handling Sino-US relations, a theme that is expected to reverberate on his European trip. Photo: Yonhap via AP
Yang Jiechi’s main portfolio involves handling Sino-US relations, a theme that is expected to reverberate on his European trip. Photo: Yonhap via AP
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