China’s top diplomat to state Beijing’s case in Moscow and Munich as Ukraine war drags into another year

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Wang Yi to become the first senior Chinese official to attend Munich Security Conference in person since the pandemic

The trip to Russia is expected to pave the way for one by Xi Jinping

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Wang Yi will be the first senior Chinese official to attend the annual Munich Security Conference in person since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: dpa

Amber Wangin Beijing

Published: 10:00pm, 13 Feb 2023Updated: 1:14am, 14 Feb 2023

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia and attend a major international security conference in Germany over the next week in the countdown to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that Wang, a state councillor and Politburo member, would attend the annual Munich Security Conference. He will be the first senior Chinese official to do so in person since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Wang would address the event and explain Beijing’s position on pressing international issues, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, adding the trip, from Tuesday to February 22, would take him to France, Italy and Hungary.

The spokesman said that while in Russia, Wang Yi would have in-depth exchanges of views with the Russian side on bilateral relations, and on international and regional issues of common concern.

“China is willing to take this visit as an opportunity to work with Russia to promote bilateral relations, continue to advance steadily along the direction set by the two heads of state, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of both sides, and play a positive role in world peace,” Wang Wenbin said.

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Nato chief says China ‘learning lessons’ from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The trip to Russia is also expected to lay the groundwork for a visit by President Xi Jinping to the country, although Beijing has yet to confirm it will take place.

China’s top diplomat to state Beijing’s case in Moscow and Munich as Ukraine war drags into another year

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Wang Yi to become the first senior Chinese official to attend Munich Security Conference in person since the pandemic

The trip to Russia is expected to pave the way for one by Xi Jinping