The Guardian: China signals Xi Jinping will not attend G20 summit in India
Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominated
Xi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team would be led by the country’s premier, Li Qiang.
It will be the first time a Chinese leader has not attended the G20 leaders’ summit since the first was held in 2008, although Xi attended only virtually in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.
The US president, Joe Biden, said last week that he hoped Xi would attend the summit in Delhi, but US officials played down the chances of the two leaders meeting after reports that Xi’s attendance was in doubt.
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WNU Editor: The G20 summit will still be important even though China and Russia will not be present .... Xi just handed the mic to Modi at the G20. But without Russia, China, it’s now a sideshow (The Print), but an alternative non-Western economic/political bloc like BRICS is President Xi's priority.
Update: This was the message two days ago .... “Looking forward”; says White House on possible Biden-Xi meet at G20 (The Print). This is the message today .... Biden Says Disappointed China's Xi Will Not Attend G20 Summit (Reuters).
Chinese President Xi Jinping Will Not Attend The G20 Summit
Xi to skip G20 summit in India, China to send Li instead -- Reuters
China's Xi to Skip G20 Summit in India During Period of Soured Bilateral Relations -- VOA/AP
China's President Xi to skip G20 summit in India -- France 24
5 comments:
Why talk to a dead walking president.
Huge signal of the "G" system bringing to crack.
Chinese is smart he already knows the G actually means G4Y hahahaha these chinese are awesome
come on man
They have small dicks so who cares
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