China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas on July 3 that the country cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine amid fears the U.S. would shift focus towards Beijing, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing sources familiar with the conversation.
This does not seem likely.
There has to exist a reason for Wang Yi opening some cards, but Kaja Kallas is not that reason. Wang Yi does not make uncoordinated statements and Kaja Kallas isn’t attempting to achieve that either.
Somewhere in the CCP political bureau, it was agreed that Wang Yi will send this public singlal.
The reason could be something in China, something in Russia, something in Europe or in the US. What is the reason? I don’t know currently, but I’m not the only one solving this puzzle.