BEIJING -- China continues to deepen dialogue with other countries despite criticism of its pro-Russian stance on the Ukraine war and the global economic fallout from its excess manufacturing capacity.
U.S., France, Germany replace Japan as Chinese contacts amid Tokyo-Beijing tensions

From left: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S., France and Germany are expanding their networks of contacts in China, possibly at Japan's expense. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Uichiro Kasai and AP)
BEIJING -- China continues to deepen dialogue with other countries despite criticism of its pro-Russian stance on the Ukraine war and the global economic fallout from its excess manufacturing capacity.