An item in the news digest on page one and a report on page three of the editions of January 15th said that the Chinese ambassador, Ms Fan Huijan, had declined an invitation to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs of January 17th. A report in the editions of January 23rd said she had refused the invitation. In fact, as the chairman, Mr Alan Dukes, reported to the committee, the ambassador was unable to attend on that day due to illness. She will attend on February 14th.