The diplomatic clash escalated rapidly after Germany took the rare step of summoning the Chinese ambassador for an emergency meeting to demand answers over the alleged military cooperation, News.Az reports, citing RBC-Ukraine.
The diplomatic fallout came to light during a tense press briefing, where a German press correspondent pressed Beijing on the sudden emergency meeting between German officials and the Chinese ambassador.
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While Western intelligence concerns are rising, Beijing is attempting to downplay the diplomatic friction:
The German stance: Berlin demanded immediate clarification following intelligence reports pointing to a secret, high-level training program inside China for Russian personnel.
The Chinese response: Mao Ning brushed off the confrontation, characterizing the emergency summit as a routine “exchange of views on Chinese-German relations and matters of mutual interest.”
The diplomatic standoff stems from an earlier investigation that exposed a highly classified agreement between Moscow and Beijing. According to intelligence sources, the cooperation went far beyond mere political alignment:
The covert drills: Joint Chinese-Russian military exercises reportedly took place at a restricted military facility in Beijing in November 2025.
High-level approval: Sources indicate that Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov personally signed off on the covert training pipeline.
Despite the paper trail, China continues to position itself as a neutral mediator in the conflict, urging European nations to change their perspective.
“China supports a political settlement of the crisis and has consistently promoted peace talks in its own way,” Mao Ning stated, adding that Germany needs to view China’s role in an “objective and rational manner.”
