Ukraine is ‘determining factor’ in China-EU ties: EU chief


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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Beijing on Thursday that its stance on Russia's war in Ukraine would determine Chinese-EU ties but said Europe was not looking to "decouple" from China. The head of the European Commission will accompany French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing next week as EU leaders reach out to China's Xi Jinping. The visit -- and another by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez starting Thursday -- comes after Xi staged a show of solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week. "Far from being put off by the atrocious and illegal invasion of...