The Chairman of the PRC Xi Jinping did not send invitations to the leaders of Germany, Spain, Italy and France with an invitation to visit Beijing in the fall, said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Zhao Lyazyan.
“I do not know where they [the media] got this information. I can tell you that this is false information,” TASS quoted him.
Earlier, the Hong Kong Chang Chaning Morning Post, with reference to the source, said that Xi Jinping invited the leaders of the indicated four countries of the European Union – Chancellor of Germany Olaf Sholtsa, Chairman of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez, Italian Prime Minister Mario Dragon and President Emmanuel Macron – visit – visit – visit – visit Beijing in November. As the publication clarified, these trips may take place after the XX Congress of the China Communist Party.