EU, US slam China over Russia ties, alleged falsehoods on Ukraine invasion
- Chinese state media parroted Kremlin lies and conspiracy theories, Wendy Sherman says after third EU-US Dialogue on China
- While EU officials took a less strident tone, patience is wearing thin over Beijing’s refusal to cast off Vladimir Putin
Chinese state media and official spokespersons have frequently repeated disputed claims about the Russian war, including over the presence of American bioweapons in Ukraine.
“[Chinese] state media has parroted the Kremlin’s lies, and conspiracy theories, including absurd claims that Ukraine and Nato and the EU pose a security threat to Russia,” US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said after three days of talks with senior EU officials in Brussels about China, Nato and the Indo-Pacific.
“The United States sees significant alignment between our approach and the EU’s approach to [China],” Sherman said.
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This came as senior diplomats from both sides attempted to project unity on a transatlantic approach to dealing with China as they met the press on Friday.