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In phone call, China plays a balancing act over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

In a phone call with his Russian counterpart, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes dialogue and negotiation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, is shown welcoming his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on May 13, 2019.

BEIJING – China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday after Russian troops invaded Ukraine and began air strikes on numerous Ukrainian cities.

The call is part of a on China's part. Beijing has been

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