Rishi Sunak's G20 meeting with Chinese president cancelled

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A planned meeting between Rishi Sunak and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been cancelled after a missile blast in Poland.

The encounter, at the G20 summit in Indonesia, was due to be the first in-person meeting between a British PM and Chinese leader since 2018.

Early reports had suggested Russia was to blame for the blast, near Ukraine. Moscow has denied the allegations.

No 10 blamed changing schedules of the leaders for the cancellation.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said she had no information to offer on the cancellation of the meeting.

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