https://www.scmp.com/rss/512547/feed Ludovica is a freelance journalist working on EU-China relations, and her articles have appeared in the Financial Times, Foreign Policy and il manifesto, among others. She holds a master's degree from SOAS, University of London and was a Yenching scholar at Peking University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Some of Europe and Asia’s most powerful leaders are clocking thousands of air miles in a flurry of diplomatic activity, but there has been one major absentee: China. Chinese President Xi Jinping has not left the country since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020 and now, with the country fighting its worst Covid-19 outbreaks yet, is left watching from the sidelines as Europe steps up its engagement with Asian rivals India and Japan. The whirlwind of diplomacy “is the result of political... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177782/while-china-stays-sidelines-pace-person-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177782/while-china-stays-sidelines-pace-person-international?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 May 2022 04:00:13 +0000