Reuters: The President of the EU Council was canceled at the China Expo.

Unknown diplomats revealed that Chinese officials have canceled the lecture of the European Union Council Chairman Michelle at the China International Import Expo.Michelle plans to criticize Russia's invasion of Ukraine and call for trade dependence on China in his speech.

According to Reuters on Tuesday (November 8), three European diplomats said that when the Expo opened on Friday (November 4), it was originally scheduled to be recorded by Michelle.The speech video, but the video was not played in the end.

Barend Leyts, a spokesman for Michelle, said that Michill was invited to speak at the expo, "According to the official Chinese requirements, we did provide a pre -recorded video, but in the endThe official has not played this video. We have solved this problem through normal diplomatic channels. "

The co -organizers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expo -the Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Government of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal Government have not responded to the request for comment.

According to the public agenda, after Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke, other politicians including the president of the International Monetary Fund, the Director -General of the World Trade Organization, and the presidents of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Belarus will speak at the expo.

According to a lecture provided by European diplomats, the speech published by Michelle's plan will severely criticize the "illegal war on Ukraine" and say that Europe is learning from this war.

Michelle said that Europe's excessive relying on Russia in fossil fuel has led to trade imbalance."In Europe, we hope that our trade relations will remain balanced and avoid excessive dependence ... and our trade relationship with China is the same."

Michelle also calls on China to make more effortsEnd the Russian and Ukraine War.He said that through the foreign relations of China and Russia, China can exert its influence to prevent Russia from the "cruel war" launched by Russia."You, China, can help to end all of this."

Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded on Tuesday, saying that he did not understand the relevant situation and could not comment.