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Chinese FM: Beijing seeks no benefit from Ukraine war

BERLIN: China's top diplomat said on Tuesday that his country had no intention of benefiting from the war in Ukraine and hopes for further discussions on a peace plan Beijing proposed earlier this year.

Speaking after a meeting with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in Germany's capital Berlin, Foreign Minister Qin Gang noted the recent talks the government in Beijing had with both Moscow and Kyiv, and said China's special envoy to Europe was expected to visit Ukraine again soon.

DIPLOMAT IN DEUTSCHLAND Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang speaks during a news conference after bilateral talks with Germany’s Foreign Minister Baerbock at the Federal Foreign Office in the capital Berlin on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. AP PHOTO