China says will maintain objective, fair position on Russia-Ukraine crisis

China and Russia have demonstrated “strong resilience and strategic determination” in their relationship amid a volatile global landscape, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to CNBC’s translation of the Chinese text. Wang met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday. In relation to Russia-Ukraine, Beijing will continue to uphold an “objective and fair” stance, and support all efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the crisis, Wang said. Beijing has so far refused to call Russia’s attack on…