From European Parliament’s unlikely China reset to Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources.

US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that China “can now continue” to buy Iranian oil did not signal a change in Washington’s policy on banning such trade, the White House said.

Correspondence obtained by the Post reveals President Roberta Metsola’s efforts to normalise ties with Beijing in recent months, after four years of estrangement. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the recent history, not everyone is pleased.