A decoration setup for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend the May 14-15 summit showcasing Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan. Photo: AP
A decoration setup for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend the May 14-15 summit showcasing Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan. Photo: AP
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‘We’re still figuring out China’s Belt and Road’: European diplomats confess they don’t know much about Xi’s trade plan

Leaders from five European Union nations have confirmed they will be at Beijing’s major diplomatic event of the year – even as diplomats confess they know little about China’s massive trade and economic integration strategy

Catherine WongStuart Lau
Catherine Wong and Stuart Lau

Updated: 9:11pm, 12 May, 2017

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A decoration setup for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend the May 14-15 summit showcasing Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan. Photo: AP
A decoration setup for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend the May 14-15 summit showcasing Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan. Photo: AP
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