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Beijing Denies Reports of Inviting EU Leaders for Visit in November
Beijing Denies Reports of Inviting EU Leaders for Visit in November
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a briefing on Tuesday dismissed media reports that China had extended invitation to... 19.07.2022, Sputnik International
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On Monday, South China Morning Post reported, citing a source, that China had invited the leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain to visit Beijing in November and meet personally with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with no response from the European countries so far.Top-level visits to China have been virtually non-existent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to Beijing's zero-tolerance policy amid the pandemic, resulting in extremely limited personal contacts by the country's leadership.The only conspicuous exception was the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4, which was attended by the leaders of Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, the Princess of Thailand, the UN secretary general and the head of WHO.
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Beijing Denies Reports of Inviting EU Leaders for Visit in November
10:37 GMT 19.07.2022 (Updated: 17:14 GMT 12.04.2023) BEIJING (Sputnik) - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a briefing on Tuesday dismissed media reports that China had extended invitation to leaders of four European countries to visit Beijing in November.
On Monday, South China Morning Post reported, citing a source, that China had invited the leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain to visit Beijing in November and meet personally with
Chinese President Xi Jinping, with no response from the European countries so far.
"I don't know where they got this information. It's not true," Zhao said.
Top-level visits to China have been virtually non-existent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to Beijing's zero-tolerance policy amid the pandemic, resulting in extremely limited personal contacts by the country's leadership.
The only conspicuous exception was the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4, which was attended by the leaders of Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Singapore, the Princess of Thailand, the UN secretary general and the head of WHO.
