November visit to China request to European leaders is fake news = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China | Reuters

On July 19, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denied reports that he had requested leaders of major European countries to visit China in November and meet with President Xi Jinping. The photo is the flag of China. Taken in May (2022 Archyde.com / Dado Ruvic)

[１９日 ロイター] –On the 19th, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, denied reports that he requested the leaders of major European countries to visit China in November and meet with President Xi Jinping.

The South China Morning Post, an English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, reported that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Prime Minister Schortz, Italian Prime Minister Draghi, and Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez have been invited.

“I don’t know where (the newspaper) got the information, but this is fake news,” Zhao said at a regular press conference.