China and Germany both have an interest in the Crimea issue not setting a precedent, Germany's foreign minister said after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Monday in Beijing, Reuters reported. "The developments in Ukraine are of great concern, and both China and Germany have an interest in ensuring that what we have seen in Crimea doesn't set a precedent," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. Over the weekend, armed separatists took control of a city in eastern Ukraine and Kiev prepared troops to tackle what it called an "act of aggression by Russia".
