Former minister Ana Birchall criticized Oana Țoiu for her statements about former prime ministers at a summit in China, accusing her of provoking a diplomatic scandal.

Ana Birchall accused the Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Țoiu of provoking a diplomatic scandal with China, after she condemned the presence of former Prime Ministers Năstase and Dăncilă at a summit with Xi Jinping and Putin. Birchall reminded of a 2014 post by Țoiu, when she attended an event in Russia, and criticized her for her statements about patriotism and Romania's relations with Russia.