The Chinese government has confirmed that China will not attend the G20 summit in India. Instead of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang will head the group. Mao Ning confirmed that Li would lead the delegation. Ning is a spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of China.

External Affairs Minister of India, S Jaishankar said the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping will not cast a shadow on the G-20 Summit. He added that there have been Presidents and Prime Ministers who have chosen not to attend the global meetings for some reason. And the country’s position is reflected by other representatives of the state.

Xi skips G-20 Summit but attends BRICS Summit

Xi visited the G20 virtually in 2020 and 2021 owing to the pandemic, but this is the first occasion since 2008 that he won’t. He recently went to the BRICS conference in South Africa, which focused on non-western organizations. Financial Times reports that Xi Jinping dominates the BRICS summit.

Xi Jinping dominates Brics summit as leaders endorse Beijing-led expansion https://t.co/5IxRDZeYjx

— Financial Times (@FT) August 25, 2023

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Analysts believe its omission is a deliberate ploy to encourage non-US international organizations amid China’s border conflicts with India. Xi is focusing on the bloc as an alternative to Western-led groups like G20 and G7. Many analysts have this perception

Wen-ti Sung views Xi’s absence at the G-20 Summit and his presence at the BRICS summit confirms this perspective. He entitled it to Xi’s narrative that the ‘East is rising, and the West is falling’.Sung is a Chinese expert and a political scientist.

The American President, Joe Biden said he hoped that Xi would attend the summit in Delhi. As the US wants to repair ties with China, President Biden voiced regret at Xi’s absence at the G20 summit. Tensions between the two countries have remained high since a border skirmish in 2020.

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