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EU chief Charles Michel set off for Beijing on Tuesday, maintaining plans to meet President Xi Jinping despite the turmoil of large-scale protests in major Chinese cities against Covid lockdowns. Earlier in the day, China’s top security body, the ruling Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, had called for a “crackdown" on the protests. But Michel, president of the European Council that represents the 27 EU member state governments, stood by his plan to urge Xi to use his influence in Moscow to oppose Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Charles Michel was invited by President Xi. When one is...
