China set to cancel part of EU summit in latest strain on ties

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Remy Martin VSOP cognac, Remy Martin XO cognac and St-Remy XO Brandy are displayed at the Remy Cointreau SA headquarters in Paris, France, January 21, 2019. When the EU imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles last year, China launched anti-dumping probes into European brandy, dairy and pork. - Reuters

BEIJING: The Chinese government intends to cancel part of a summit with European Union leaders planned for later this month, in the latest sign of the tensions between Brussels and Beijing.

The second day of the two-day summit in China is set to be canceled at Beijing’s request, according to people with knowledge of the planning, who asked not to be named discussing private information. Those plans could change by the time they’re finalised, one of the people said.