Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Europe has a ‘cognitive split’ on China policy

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Europe had a “cognitive split” in its China policy by being both a partner and a rival, while Beijing had serious doubts over whether Washington wanted to improve bilateral ties.

In outlining China’s diplomatic agenda for the next year, Wang vowed on Thursday that Beijing would resist any attempt to challenge its sovereignty. He said China would not allow any outside nation to establish a power bloc, nor start an arms race in Asia.