International relationsChina focuses on Europe, Southeast Asia with top-level visits
Two regions key to Beijing's diplomatic agenda against pressure from the U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron this May in Paris, where Xi called for a multipolar world not dominated by the U.S. © Reuters
YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer
BEIJING -- European and Southeast Asian countries have accounted for nearly half of diplomatic trips by key Chinese officials since the end of pandemic-era travel restrictions, a Nikkei analysis shows, underscoring the importance of the two regions to Beijing's diplomatic ambitions.