PM Modi aired concerns over Xi Jinping’s signature project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, during a meeting with the Chinese president on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Sunday while also flagging the dangers of terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
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Chinese President attends a press conference after the 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.
Later at the West Lake State House where Obama and Xi met, White House aides, protocol officers and Secret Service agents argued heatedly for 15 minutes with Chinese officials over how many USA journalists would be allowed in. -China diplomatic rivalry, South China Sea tensions and Britain’s exit from the European Union.
It’s one of several recommendations from global business leaders that bear a “China mark”.
Xi called for innovation to spur growth and reforms to global financial and economic management. He appealed for cooperation in taxes, anti-corruption and measures to “improve the ability of the world economy to resist risks”.
“They did things that weren’t anticipated”, she said.
On Monday, Obama didn’t provide details about where his negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin broke down, The Associated Press reports.
“We, the business community, have made our exhortations and recommendations (to the G-20 leaders), and we do hope it can be seriously followed up”.
There was also a row on the tarmac when a Chinese official shouted “This is our country!” as reporters and USA officials tried to bypass a cordon.
In an effort to shore up public support for trade, the leaders promised “inclusive growth” to spread the benefits to people who have been left behind by wrenching change.
“Overcapacity is a global problem but there is a particular Chinese element”, he told a news conference.
“We’re back into a situation where Assad’s regime is bombing with impunity”, Mr. Obama said.
The US and Russian Federation co-chair a UN-backed humanitarian taskforce for Syria, which has been struggling to ensure access for desperately needed aid across the country.
Trudeau’s office said he had a brief “pull aside” chat with to discuss CETA with European Council president Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president. He called on Beijing to accept a monitoring mechanism for overproduction that Beijing’s trading partners blame for low prices and job losses.
The new steps include formal adoption by both the US and China of the global climate-change agreement reached in Paris in December 2015, as well as a road map for achieving emissions reductions in commercial aircraft and for phasing out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a potent group of gases that are linked to climate change but aren’t covered by the Paris agreement.
China is hosting this high-level summit for the first time. And part of the reason is because we insist on a certain approach to our press pool, for example, that other countries may not insist on. They cited unidentified Japanese diplomats.
The initial tweet, which has since been deleted, included a link to a New York Times report about a dust-up over security protocols at the tarmac when Obama landed in China – and later, shouting matches between Chinese officials and Secret Service agents at the West Lake State House, where Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“It went well”, Peskov reportedly said.
China, the world’s biggest steel producer, has committed to reducing its production capacity by 100 to 150 million tons by 2020, a pledge Xi repeated Saturday.
“This would not be happening without the U.S. and China ratifying the agreement”, he said. In order to promote positive convergences, we will also need to prevent negative perceptions.
Some of the behind-the-scenes images we’ve seen from the airport include the sight of USA security personnel standing on the tarmac with binoculars, surveying the surrounding area. Kerry said the US wanted a deal with the best chance for survival.
Britain’s future after its departure from the European Union was also subject to discussion. Uncertainty over the status of trade, immigration and other critical issues has disrupted business activity and prompted anxiety among investors.
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Earlier, Obama had said that the two sides were working hard to reach a deal on a cessation of hostilities in Syria. -British relations, but Obama suggested that London might have to wait to make a post-EU trade deal. Lavrov’s deputy, Sergei Ryabkov, said a deal was “close” but said Washington had to dissociate itself from Nusra.
