China looks to play greater role in shaping international law to protect its interests


China has pledged to step up its efforts to shape and influence international law in line with its own strategic interests.

The party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued in a recent article that legal frameworks are the “new battlegrounds for international competition”.

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