EU Leader’s Speech to Major China Trade Expo Cancelled: Diplomats


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A speech by EU Council head Charles Michel scheduled to be broadcast at the opening of a major Chinese trade fair was abruptly cancelled due to wrangling over censorship, diplomats told AFP Tuesday. The pre-recorded video address was meant to be shown at Friday’s opening of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, but Michel’s spokesman and three Beijing-based diplomats confirmed it was not broadcast. “The Chinese wanted to censor parts of Charles Michel’s speech. Brussels preferred to cancel the speech altogether instead,” one European diplomat told AFP, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. Another European...