China Confirms Premier Li Qiang — Not President Xi — to Attend G20 Summit in Joburg

China confirms Premier Li Qiang — not President Xi — to attend G20 Summit in Joburg

China's Premier Li to Attend G20 Summit in South Africa

Calculated absence: Why Xi Jinping's G20 delegation is a masterclass in confidence, not centralization

By Mosa Cibi As the world takes note when a leader of President Xi Jinping’s stature steps back from the global stage, as he has done for the past two G20 Summits, sending Premier Li Qiang in his stead. While the decision has invited sharp critiques—especially when juxtaposed with the openly hostile US boycott of the South Africa summit driven in part bt the debunked claims of ‘white farmers genocide’—the Chinese choice is far more nuanced, refl…

Xi Jinping will not be attending the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in SA

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be attending the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit set to take place at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on 22 and 23 November. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday that Premier Li Qiang will be representing the country at the event. No reason was given for Xi’s […] The post Xi Jinping will not be attending the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in SA first appeared on The Zambian Observer.