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China signals support for Russia as war in Ukraine grinds on
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Huangshan, China, on March 30, 2022.
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BEIJING - China has signalled it is doubling down on its support for Russia, at a time when international pressure is building on Moscow to reach a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday (March 30) that "China-Russia relations have withstood the new test of the changing international situation, maintained the correct direction of progress and shown tenacious development momentum".
