China did try to pressure the EU into diluting a report on coronavirus disinformation, the EU's top diplomat has admitted.
But this was just normal diplomacy, he added, while attacking an EU whistleblower.
"China expressed its concern when they knew what the document contained and they did this through diplomatic channels," Borrell told MEPs in a videoconference on Thursday (30 April).
"Diplomatic démarches [complaints] can be accompanied by a range of incentives and disince...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.