'Not a positive thing': Finland wary of China's growing Russia trade ties amid Ukraine war, EU de-risking

Finland respects China's choice to further engage with Russia, but the close business ties between the two countries are not regarded as a "positive thing", a Finnish minister has told the Post. In an exclusive interview in Doha on Thursday, Finnish Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Minister Ville Tavio said that relations between the European Union and China "will get only better" despite Brussels' move to de-risk from Beijing, but China's leaders will need to build trust with the bloc'

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