At 12, China-central and eastern Europe group faces growing pains
Voice of America
FILE - A security guard watches from a tower at a detention facility in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on March 21, 2021. An analyst says China's sanctions of members of the European Parliament over the Xinjiang issue is making cooperation with Europe more difficult.
Next week, China will mark the 12th anniversary of a group for central and eastern European countries it established to grow its influence in the EU. But when it does, there will be no high-level activities or celebrations to mark the group’s creation.
Military personnel stand near the caskets of soldiers, killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base, during their funeral in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, April 28, 2024. Photos of soldiers who were killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base are displayed during their funeral in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, April 28, 2024.