The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday he was postponing a diplomatically sensitive trip to China this week after contracting COVID-19.
Ednews informs citing Al-arabiya that Borrell was expected to discuss Taiwan and the war in Ukraine with top Chinese foreign and defense officials during a three-day visit to Beijing starting Thursday.
“I have tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore unfortunately will need to postpone my visit to China,” Borrell, 75, wrote on Twitter.
“I am feeling well and have no symptoms.”
The trip to China would have made Borrell the latest in a stream of high-ranking European officials to visit Beijing after it opened up from strict Covid rules last year.