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China praises Russia's opposition to nuclear war at G20 summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a meeting at the Group of 20 (G20) summit that Moscow's position that a nuclear war ought not be fought showed a "rational" and "responsible" attitude.

The remarks from Wang come at a time when Beijing is under pressure from the United States and its allies in Europe to use its "no-limits partnership" with Moscow to push for an end to the war in Ukraine.

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