China yet to confirm President Xi Jinping’s participation in G20 Summit
Last week, India and China offered different characterisations of a conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi on the margins of the Brics Summit in Johannesburg
Last week, India and China offered different characterisations of a conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi on the margins of the Brics Summit in Johannesburg
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the G20 summit in India, with Premier Li Qiang attending as Beijing’s representative. The summit was seen as a potential opportunity for Xi to engage with US President Joe Biden.
In China, two foreign diplomats and a government official from another G20 country said that Xi will likely not be travelling for the summit.
China’s ‘standard map’ sparks diplomatic backlash from Malaysia and India over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
China’s inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in its official map sparks renewed tensions with India, with political criticism directed at Modi’s approach.
India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed China’s territorial claims after Beijing released an official “standard map” showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as China’s official territory.
The protest by New Delhi followed reports in the Indian media that Beijing had released an official ‘standard map’ showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as its official territory.
The BRICS nations are expanding their influence and challenging the dominance of the U.S. dollar in global trade.
We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so called 2023 ‘standard map’ of China that lays claim to India’s territory