Personal view or party line? Chinese ambassador’s Ukraine remarks spark outrage

We ask how that sits in capitals where Chinese diplomats have since been summoned, as well as in Brussels, which is torn over trade ties with Beijing, and Kyiv, which has been trying to keep channels open but wonders if China looks at Ukraine as Russia's Tibet, Xinjiang or Taiwan.

More broadly, what is lost in translation in the messages Europe exchanges with China's leadership and how convincing are Beijing's arguments?

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Imen Mellaz and Aline Bottin. 

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