Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominated
Xi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team would be led by the country’s premier, Li Qiang.leaders’ summit since the first was held in 2008, although Xi attended only virtually in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.in Delhi, but US officials played down the chances of the two leaders meeting after reports that Xi’s attendance was in doubt., with which China is embroiled in border disputes.
Biden, who is being represented at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia by his vice-president, Kamala Harris, will fly on to Vietnam after the G20. On Sunday Biden said he was still going to “get to see him”, referring to Xi, but did not elaborate. Another forthcoming major summit of world leaders is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November.
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