Ukraine official makes first senior visit to China since before Russian invasion

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Ukraine’s deputy economy minister held talks with China’s vice commerce minister in Beijing on Thursday in the first high-level visit by a Ukraine government official to the country, which has a “no limits” partnership with Moscow, since 2019. The meeting between Ukraine’ Taras Kachka and China’s Ling Ji took place on Thursday morning Beijing time, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. China’s Consulate General building in Odesa was damaged in a Russian attack on the city late on Wednesday night Kyiv time, according to a Telegram post from the governor of Odesa sent out on Thursday afternoon Beijing...