Embassies in Beijing asked to stop displaying ‘propaganda’ on their buildings

A delivery rider moves past a billboard showing a support for Ukraine on display in between fences at the Slovakia Embassy in Beijing (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Foreign embassies in Beijing have been asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying “propaganda” in an apparent response to shows of support for Ukraine.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral in Moscow’s 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine but has repeated Russian justifications for the attack, accusing the US and Nato of provoking Moscow.