Fraying Europe-China ties cloud upcoming 50th anniversary summit
– When diplomats claim to have had a 'full and frank exchange of views' with representatives of another country, what they might actually mean is that they engaged in a furious row.
This euphemism applies to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's latest tour of Europe, which concluded on July 5. Mr Wang was confronted with the entire array of Europe's complaints about China, and the Chinese foreign minister gave back as good as he got.
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