Loading ...Xi To Skip G20 Delhi Summit In Unprecedented Snub At India, Just After ‘Dominance’ At BRICS
For the first time, China’s President Xi Jinping will not attend the Group of 20 summit, Reuters and others are reporting based on multiple diplomatic sources. This is already being anticipated as a major setback for a summit beset by unity problems and is a deeply symbolic snub given Xi’s prominence at the BRICS summit in South Africa only last week.
Clearly, President Xi has downgraded the G20’s importance in favor of the BRICS+ format at a moment the ‘alternative to Western alignment’ bloc is set to double with the admission of six new members.
“G20 offers China that platform to outcompete the American messages,” Zhang added. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the Indian capital where other heads of state will gather, including US President Joe Biden.
NOT A SNUB TO INDIA…A SNUB TO G20