Xi Jinping not to attend G20 Summit, instead Premier Li Qiang is coming: Report
Live MintChinese President Xi Jinping will not be visiting New Delhi to attend the G20 summit, instead Premier Li Qiang is coming for the global event, said a news report by Hindustantimes.com on Thursday. According to the report, “the Chinese president is miffed with PM Modi's response that normal ties can be resumed only after People's Liberation Army withdraws its forces from Aksai Chin and Indian Army's patrolling rights are restored in Depsang Bulge and in CNN junction in Demchok.” Xi has attended all other in-person G20 summits since becoming president in 2013 except in 2021 during the Covid pandemic when he joined through by video link. Russian President Vladimir Putin has already said that he will not be visiting to New Delhi and will send foreign minister Sergei Lavrov instead for the G20 Summit. Several G20 ministerial meetings in India ahead of the summit have been contentious as Russia and China together opposed joint statements which included paragraphs condemning Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine last year.