EU Leaders Travel by Bus in Beijing, No Official Welcome for Xi Jinping Meeting

High-ranking officials from Europe went to China for a meeting.

Usually, they get a special welcome, like a fancy car and people to greet them.

But this time, they had to take a bus, and there was no official welcome.

This is unusual because it's like they weren't treated with the respect typically given to important visitors.

The meeting was with China's leader, Xi Jinping, and it happened in Beijing on July 24.

This different treatment signaled that the meeting might be difficult.