PRAGUE -- Chinese President Xi Jinping recently decided to personally host April's 17+1 summit -- a cooperation initiative between Beijing and 17 states in Central and Eastern Europe. While his presence would ordinarily be seen as a sign of the venture's significance and vitality, China's relations with its European partners are not prospering so well.
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President Xi Jinping will host this year's 17+1 summit in Beijing for China's central and eastern European investment partners, but observers see anti-Chinese sentiment rising among them. © Reuters
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