Amid shifting U.S. foreign policy on the Ukraine war, the European Parliament has lifted restrictions on lawmakers meeting Chinese officials, signaling a potential thaw in EU-China relations. The restrictions were originally introduced in April 2023 in response to a diplomatic standoff that began in 2021, when the EU and China imposed mutual sanctions over alleged […]
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    “We consolidated and expanded partnerships across the globe, stayed committed to true multilateralism, and played a positive and constructive role in addressing global challenges and resolving regional and international hotspot issues,” [Chinese PM] Li said.

    Does ‘resolving regional and international hotpots issues’ mean China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine? China’s aggression in the South China sea? Against Taiwan? China’s recent military drill near Australia and New Zealand that forced passenger planes to divert flights? The oppression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other minorities in China? The transnational repression of exiled dissidents by the Chinese state across the world? The thousands of foreigners wrongfully detained in China? Any of the other issues?

    What challenges does he mean?