Chinese leader Xi Jinping will talk to leaders from the wealthy Group of 20 nations (G-20) via a video link, the Foreign Ministry announced on Oct. 29. Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be in Rome for the two-day event starting on Saturday, Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said at Friday’s briefing. While climate change and economic recovery are top agenda items, it’s unknown whether leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, will press Beijing on some tough issues, such as the regime’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, which have drawn growing international criticism. Beijing had told Washington in August that the cooperation with the Biden administration on issues such as climate change would depend on whether the U.S. could soften its policies towards Beijing. Meanwhile, lawmakers and rights activists from the world have gathered in Rome, urging governments not to loosen their stance towards …