Category: G20 Summit

Canada Adds New Sanctions Against Iran as Crackdown on Protests Continues

November 16, 2022
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a statement that two aviation companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

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Russian Foreign Minister Denies Reports He Was Hospitalized in Indonesia Ahead of G20

November 15, 2022
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that a report claiming he had been hospitalized in Indonesia due to a heart condition was “fake news,” adding that it was a political ploy ahead of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit. “They [Western media] have been claiming that our president is sick for some 10 years….

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Biden and Xi to Meet, Will Discuss ‘Red Lines’ on Taiwan and Nukes

November 10, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced that he will meet Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping this month, for the pair’s first in-person meet since Biden assumed office. Speaking at a White House press conference this week, Biden said that he and Xi would confer during the G20 summit in Bali on Nov. 15 and 16,…

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Biden and Xi to Meet, Will Discuss ‘Red Lines’ on Taiwan, Nukes

November 10, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he’ll meet with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping next week for their first in-person meeting since Biden took office. Biden said at a White House press conference that he and Xi would confer on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, and that the two leaders would…

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Biden Must Walk His Talk in Asia

August 17, 2022
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Commentary President Joe Biden reportedly agreed to a meeting with China’s dictator, Xi Jinping, to be held on the sidelines of an upcoming conference in Southeast Asia. One of two upcoming summits in November—the Group of 20 nations (G-20) summit in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand—will be the likely location….

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China, Russia Among Those Not Attending G20 Summit in Italy

October 19, 2021
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Russia, China, Japan, and Mexico have confirmed that they will not be attending the G20 meeting held this month in Rome which Italian officials hope will be an in-person event. While Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be taking part via video link, Mexico will be sending Foreign Minister Marcelo…

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Biden Considering Second Phone Call with Chinese Leader Xi: White House

July 9, 2021
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is considering a second phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House said on Friday. This would be Biden’s second engagement with his Chinese counterpart since taking office. “Certainly, we are in touch at a very high level with Chinese leaders in terms of an upcoming call with President Xi,”…

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White House: No Plans Yet For Second Phone Call Between Biden and Chinese Leader Xi

July 9, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is communicating with senior Chinese officials but there are no immediate plans to host a second phone call between the president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House said on Friday. “Certainly, we are in touch, at a very high level, with Chinese leaders. In terms of an upcoming call with…

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