2023-09-04 04:58:03
President Xi Jinping, who has entered an unprecedented third term in power and has almost all the real power in China, is regarding to be absent from the G20 Summit.
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday that Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 summit. I did not mention Mr. Xi.
Xi’s decision not to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi may be due to diplomatic conflicts with India. Alternatively, it was decided last month that the BRICS, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the Republic of South Africa, will become a system of 11 countries next year, and there may be a desire to emphasize the BRICS.
China’s economy, with one of the country’s largest property developers on the brink of default, may want to stay home to deal with those economic problems.
BRICS Summit (South Africa, August 24)
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Whatever the reason, his absence from the G20 is likely to make a big difference in Mr. Xi’s diplomatic work. He was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China in 2012 and has attended every G20 summit since he became president in 2013.
During a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Bali last year, Mr. Xi stressed the importance of dialogue, saying, “It’s a politician’s responsibility to get along well with other countries.”
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Mr. Xi now appears to be adopting a different approach. He may be trying to avoid the tough questions he’ll be bombarded with at the G20 summit regarding the direction of China’s economy, a possible military invasion of Taiwan, and Russia’s support for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
The move also reinforces investor concerns that China is becoming increasingly unpredictable. During a visit to China last week, US Secretary of Commerce Lemond Remond was told by US companies that China was becoming too risky to be invested in.
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Xi visited Johannesburg in August to attend the BRICS summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, which is the G20 presidency this year, was also present at this summit meeting, but the BRICS unitedly said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand stage would be ruined by not participating in the G20 summit this weekend. It exposes the limits of your power.
The next big event on the world stage that Mr. Xi will attend will likely be the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in October. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is absent from the G20 summit, has also announced his participation.
National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public PolicyKurumokzaneMr. Xi now has an “imperial mindset” and expects foreign dignitaries to come to him, according to Alfred Wu.
The leaders of Germany and France, as well as four senior officials from the Biden administration, visited Beijing following China lifted strict coronavirus restrictions. “Xi can show a very high status when he welcomes foreign dignitaries to his country. He received special treatment at the BRICS summit. there is
Chinese President Xi is regarding to miss the G20 summit
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At last October’s Communist Party Congress, Mr. Xi cemented his position as China’s strongest leader since Mao Zedong’s first president. Under his leadership, decades of rapid growth in China’s economy are stalling.
A Beijing diplomat formerly stationed in New Delhi doubted Mr Xi would be very interested in attending an event aimed at boosting the world prestige of territorial India. I was holding
“Mao Zedong”
Mr. Xi’s absence from the G20 summit means he will miss the opportunity to speak directly with the leaders of friendly G20 countries such as Argentina and Saudi Arabia. As China continues to criticize Japan over the release of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will no longer meet face-to-face at the G20 summit.
Mr. Xi is focused on strengthening China’s power within credible groups, said Drew Thompson, a senior fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy who previously worked for the Pentagon. “They are trying to take control of smaller emerging-market groups like the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) where China can dictate its agenda,” he said.
Xi, who was scheduled to attend the BRICS business forum last month, did not show up and had Commerce Minister Wang Wentao read his speech on his behalf. Heads of other BRICS countries were present.
Neil Thomas, a researcher on Chinese politics at the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said the events showed Mr. Xi prioritizing grandiose visions over policies regarding people’s livelihoods, and his leadership “Mao Zedong.” suggesting that it is changing. This change in stance is fraught with risk, and “the further Mr. Xi goes down this path, the more decoupled he is from the challenges he faces,” Thomas said.
G20 lifespan
Xi’s next trip abroad is expected to be at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November. However, the White House reportedly won’t invite Hong Kong’s top executive, Chief Executive Li Jiachao, raising questions regarding Mr. Xi’s attendance. Li was the subject of US sanctions in 2020 over his control over freedoms in Hong Kong.
“The momentum for dialogue is certainly not ripe,” said Karin Vasquez, an associate professor of diplomatic practices at O.P. Jindal Global University in India, who lives in Shanghai. He touched on what has been hindered by conflict.
Joseph Gregory Mahoney, a professor of political science and international relations at East China Normal University in Shanghai, said it’s become common for member countries to put up flashy performances at such diplomatic events. At the G20, he said, “The bilateral relationship between China and India is more important than the relationship between the United States and China. It raises suspicions that the G20 is practically running out of life.”
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