China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Helsinki on 5 July for talks with Finland’s leadership as Beijing increases diplomatic engagement with Europe through a series of high-level visits that point to a broader effort by China, Finland and the European Union to maintain dialogue despite disagreements over security, trade and Ukraine.

Top diplomat will try to gauge commitment to Brussels’ increasingly hardline stance during rare tour of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Helsinki on 5 July for talks with Finland’s leadership as Beijing increases diplomatic engagement with Europe through a series of…