Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China,

Their loss could allow the U.S. to turn its full attention to China, according to an official briefed on the talks.

With no progress on a host of disputes – including rare earths, electric vehicles, and the war in Ukraine – the summit scheduled to mark 50 years of relations between the European Union and China at the end of July in Beijing is expected to be shortened by a day.