China's FM signals deeper ties with Russia

By Associated Press

Dec 26, 2022 12:01 am

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended his country's position on the war in Ukraine on Sunday and signaled that Beijing would deepen ties with Moscow in the coming year.

Speaking by video to a conference in Beijing, Wang also blamed Washington for the deterioration in relations between the world's two largest economies, saying China has 'firmly rejected the United States' erroneous China policy.'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of the 12th East Asia Summit foreign ministers' meeting in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Aug. 5, 2022. RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE FILE PHOTO VIA AP

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