Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to visit Brussels for an summit to mark the 50th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic ties, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Beijing told EU officials that Premier Li Qiang would meet the presidents of the European Council and Commission instead of Xi,

China’s President Xi Jinping has declined an initial invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to mark the 50th anniversary of ties, as the EU questions the sincerity of recent Chinese overtures.

Xi Jinping has declined the invitation to visit Brussels in a meeting marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to Brussels for a summit marking 50 years of EU-China ties. Tensions between the EU and China have grown, particularly over Russia's Ukraine invasion and EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.