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Montevideo, November 2nd 2024 - 16:21 UTC

Tag: Beijing G 20 2016

  • Wednesday, August 31st 2016 - 13:54 UTC

    China expects G20 summit confirms its world standing, but admits vulnerable flanks

    Beijing wants the G20 meeting to lay out a broad strategy for global growth, but it could be overshadowed by arguments from territorial disputes to protectionism.

    China is hoping to cement its standing as a global power when it hosts leaders from the world's biggest economies this weekend, but suspects the West and its allies will try to deny Beijing what it sees as its rightful place on the international stage. Ensuring that this does not happen will be one of President Xi Jinping's priorities, and a key mark of how successful China will judge the G20 summit to be.