China’s foreign minister criticises Washington and EU while lauding Sino-Russia relations

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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference for the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing this week. Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images The sentries from the People’s Armed Police were back on their plinths at Beijing’s bigger subway stations this week, dressed in their smartest uniforms for the Two Sessions. China’s annual legislative meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square follows a strict pattern but there were a couple of changes this year. The first was to the weather, which is usually so warm and sunny that it could...