United States President Joe Biden will be attending this year’s summit in the Indian capital of New Delhi, but his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both notably opted to skip it.
World leaders are gathering in the Indian capital of New Delhi for the meeting on Saturday and Sunday, which is being hosted by India as part of itsUnited States President Joe Biden will be attending this year’s summit, but his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both notably opted to skip it.
China and host nation India also remain on frosty terms, especially after recent controversy with New Delhi complaining to BeijingDisagreements between the bloc’s members have also resurfaced over other issues such as the phasing out of fossil fuels, said analysts. Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking with Premier Li Qiang during the National People's Congress in Beijing in March this year. This will be the first time that a Chinese president is not attending a G20 summit since the creation of the bloc, Griffith University’s international relations professor Ian Hall told CNA’s Asia First on Friday.as it has done over the last 15, 20 years or so. So there are some issues at home that need to be attended to,” he said.
The two sides have clashed on various fronts, such as ongoing military tensions, China's influence in South Asia, and the larger geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. “I think that Beijing may be making a mistake here in not attending,” said Prof Hall, adding that the US will now be the “centre of attention” such as in discussions with the Global South.to the table in various different ways, for example, by encouraging the African Union to attend and trying to bring the African Union into the G20,” he said.
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