MP apologises to Chinese after collapse of unofficial trip

MP Jan Birke of the Social Democrats has apologised to representatives of the Chinese embassy in Prague after the cancellation of an unofficial visit by Czech deputies to China. The group of politicians had been due to visit the country at the invitation of Beijing at the end of August before a number announced they were dropping out.

In the end only three were still willing to go, which Mr. Birke described as nonsensical and undignified. He said, however, that a similar visit would take place before the end of the year.