BEIJING: China will attend an organ trafficking summit at the Vatican for the first time Tuesday, local media said, as Beijing tries to persuade the world it is no longer using executed prisoners as donors.

The invitation to former vice health minister Huang Jiefu to the conference comes as the Holy See bids to improve relations with the Asian giant, long stalled over conflicts about who should control the Catholic church in China.

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