EU Envoy Flags Concern With Beijing-Moscow Axis, Pushes Defence Pact with Australia

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EU envoy Gabriele Visentin says defence talks with Australia are advancing fast.

EU Envoy Flags Concern With Beijing-Moscow Axis, Pushes Defence Pact with Australia

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 20, 2016. Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Naziya Alvi Rahman

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China’s military build-up is not just a regional concern, the EU’s top envoy in Australia has cautioned, citing Europe’s deepening worries about Beijing’s cooperation with Moscow.

Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on June 11, European Union Ambassador Gabriele Visentin said the continent was worried the alignment between China and Russia would threaten global stability.

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