Xi’s Visit to Russia Complicates China’s Courtship of Europe

Xi’s Russia trip, China unveils economic policy package: SCMP daily highlights

From Xi thanking Moscow for support over Taiwan to Beijing’s new measures to guard against US tariffs, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Xi’s Visit to Russia Complicates China’s Courtship of Europe

Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his visit to Russia on 7 May. In a forum published by the Russian newspaper "Rossiïskaya Gazeta" and relayed by a large number of Chinese media, Hong Kong, but also Taiwanese, the head of state shows the will of the Chinese Communist Party to recover Taiwan by all means.