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China, European Union, France
How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. © Yves Herman/Reuters

Paris had hoped the EU commission chief would accompany the French president to China earlier this month. Beijing turned down its request a few days before, and has been criticising the EU behind closed doors ever since, breaking with China's relatively pro-European stance of the last few decades.

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