China FM tells EU diplomats not to blame Beijing for bloc's problems

China FM tells EU diplomats not to blame Beijing for bloc's problems Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich on Friday. Beijing - China's foreign minister told his French and German counterparts that Beijing was not to blame for Europe's economic and security problems as he pushed for more cooperation at a summit in Munich, a Foreign Ministry statement said Saturday. Wang Yi made the comments at a meeting with France's Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany's Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday. He sought to promote China as a reliable partner of the European Union at a time when the bloc is trying to reduce its dependence on both Beijing and an increasingly unpredictable Washington. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.