Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told EU leaders that Beijing doesn't want Russia to lose its war in Ukraine, fearing the US would then focus entirely on China. This admission surprised EU officials.

The head of the European Union's foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, stated that the continued support of Chinese companies for Russia's war against Ukraine poses a serious threat to European security, and urged China to immediately cease any assistance to the Russian military-industrial complex.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's top diplomat urged China's foreign minister on Wednesday to end restrictions on rare earths exports and warned that Chinese firms' support for Russia's war in Ukraine posed a serious threat to European security, the EU said.