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BEIJING (REUTERS) - China is not deliberately circumventing sanctions on Russia, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday (April 2), a day after China and the European Union held a virtual summit during which the EU told Beijing not to allow Moscow to work around Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. Mr Wang Lutong, director-general of European affairs at China's foreign ministry, told reporters that China is contributing to the global economy by conducting normal trade with Russia. China offered the EU assurances on Friday that it would seek peace in Ukraine but said this would be on...
