China’s special envoy for European affairs Lu Shaye said he was “appalled” by the way President Donald Trump has treated American allies in Europe, adding that a peace deal for Ukraine should not be determined only by the US and Russia. “When you look at how the Trump administration has implemented a brazen and domineering…
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It was a mix of surprise and bewilderment in Brussels last week when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a notable China hawk, floated the prospect of cutting new “agreements” with Beijing, and then added for the second time this year that the pair could “even expand trade and investment ties”. Her remarks were…
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China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, whose remarks about Ukraine and other former Soviet states caused uproar across Europe last year, is wrapping up his tenure in Paris. Lu, 60, one of the country’s most prominent Wolf Warrior diplomats who is famed for his abrasive style, is expected to return to Beijing next month, according…