Fiji’s uneasy relationship with China has hit an unusual roadblock, in the form of an office door.
In a video posted to social media on Tuesday, the Pacific island nation’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, said he was declining an invitation to visit China this week because he had tripped while looking at his phone, striking his head on a door at the entrance to a government building.
“I do not know whether my head is hurt more than the door, or the door hurt more than my head,” Mr. Rabuka said.
He was wearing a shirt flecked with bloodstains, which he pointed out to viewers, and had a bandage on his head.
Because his doctor would have to change the bandage on Friday, he said, “I have had to inform China that I will not be able to undertake the trip coming up tomorrow night.” China had invited Mr. Rabuka to the city of Chengdu, where he was to have met with Xi Jinping, the country’s leader, at the World University Games.
Persons:
Sitiveni Rabuka, ” Mr, Rabuka, “, China, Xi Jinping
Organizations:
World University Games
Locations:
China, Chengdu