Coverage dated September 3, 2023

China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in a one sentence notice on its website.

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  1. The Republic

    China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations (opens The Republic)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in a one sentence notice on its website.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    China's Xi plans to skip G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Premier Li Qiang will instead represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

  3. KRDO

    China signals Xi Jinping will not attend G20 summit in India (opens KRDO)

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    By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — China on Monday indicated that leader Xi Jinping would skip an important gathering of the world’s 20 top economies for the first time with Premier Li Qiang traveling to the event in New Delhi this weekend in his place.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    China's Xi Jinping likely to skip G20 summit in India – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    President Xi Jinping appears unlikely to attend the upcoming G20 summit in India. Bilateral relations with New Delhi have grown frosty, while Beijing also faces pressure over human rights and Russia's war in Ukraine.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in a one sentence notice on its website.

  6. The Boston Globe

    China’s Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy and Premier Li Qiang will attend in his place, China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

  7. Fox News

    Biden says he's 'disappointed' China's Xi reportedly will skip upcoming G20 summit in India (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden remarked to media in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, that he was "disappointed" Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly will skip the G20 summit.

  8. Washington Times

    Chinese surprise: President Xi Jinping won’t attend G20 Summit in India (opens Washington Times)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi marking the first time he has skipped the meeting of leaders of the world’s largest economies since becoming China’s top official in 2013.

  9. New York Post

    Biden ‘disappointed’ China’s Xi Jinping is skipping G20 summit (opens New York Post)

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    China has not said why Xi is missing the summit, but Reuters has reported that the move stems from China’s frayed relations with India over their shared border.

  10. Gopusa

    Biden Says He’s ‘Disappointed’ Xi Is Skipping G20 Summit (opens Gopusa)

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    President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he's “disappointed” Chinese leader Xi Jinping will skip the G20 summit in India, amid unconfirmed reports that Beijing will likely send its premier to the summit on Mr. Xi’s behalf. Reuters reported last week that Chinese Premier Li Qiang will likely take Mr.

  11. The Diplomat

    China’s Xi Will Skip G20 Summit in India (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Chinese foreign ministry has not given a reason for Xi’s absence at the upcoming event. Relations along the India-China border have been tense.

  12. France 24

    China's President Xi to skip G20 summit in India (opens France 24)

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    Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world's biggest economies.

  13. WHDH Boston

    China’s Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy.Instead, Premier Li

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