Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi, and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang, as announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The spokesperson did not provide a reason for President Xi’s absence from the summit. Premier Li will attend the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, representing China. President Xi is also skipping the ASEAN and East Asia summits in Jakarta this week, with Premier Li representing China at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia. This decision comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin has also conveyed his decision not to attend the G20 summit in person due to the situation in Ukraine.
Chinese President Xi not to attend G20 Summit; Premier Li to head delegation: Foreign Ministry
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