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Chinese president Xi Jinping has said he is prepared to have a “candid and in-depth” conversation with his American counterpart Joe Biden during their first in-person meeting in over a decade.
The world’s two most powerful leaders smiled and shook hands in front of a row of Chinese and US flags at a luxury hotel on Bali’s Nusa Dua bay.
Mr Xi said the leaders should “chart the right course” and find the right direction for bilateral ties and “elevate their relationship”.
Both presidents will discuss issues ranging from Beijing’s stance towards Taiwan to Russia’s war on Ukraine.“We spent a lot of time together back in the day when we were both vice presidents and it’s just great to see you,” Mr Biden told Xi as he put an arm around him.
“As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the US can manage our differences, prevent competition from … turning into conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation,” he said.
The G20 summit proper will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
1668421449Sunak to call for G20 action to end Russian ‘stranglehold’ on energyRishi Sunak will call for global action to end Russia’s stranglehold on global energy prices as he addresses fellow world leaders at the G20 summit in Indonesia.
Reducing reliance on Russian gas and oil – including by stepping up investment in renewables – forms part of a five-point plan being put forward by the prime minister for coordinated global action to deal with the worldwide economic slump.
Mr Sunak has vowed to confront Moscow’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov over the war in Ukraine when he becomes the first UK prime minister to speak with a representative of the Russian government since the invasion in February.
Andrew Woodcock reports.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 10:24
1668421010Biden meets Xi for a closed-door meeting in BaliUS president Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese president Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 10:16
1668420758Japan’s Kishida to meet Chinese president on ThursdayJapanese prime minister Fumio Kishida will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping amid raising tensions between the two Asian countries over Taiwan and North Korea.
“It’s necessary to build constructive and stable Japan-China relations through the efforts of both Japan and China,” said Hirokazu Matsuno, chief cabinet secretary of Japan.
“We would like to hold a meeting to move forward” with bilateral relations.
Both leaders are in Bali, Indonesia to attend the two-day G20 summit.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 10:12
1668419913Lavrov has left hospital, says Bali governorRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has left the hospital and is in “good health”, the governor of Bali said on Monday.
It was earlier reported that Mr Lavrov, who arrived in Bali on Sunday and is attending the G20 summit on behalf of Vladimir Putin, was taken to a hospital and was being treated for a heart condition.
The Russian foreign ministry released a video of Mr Lavrov smiling at a desk and said that the reports were “baseless” and the “height of fakery”.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 09:58
1668417823Breaking: Russia’s Sergei Lavrov rushed to hospital after arriving in BaliRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has been taken to the hospital after suffering a health problem following his arrival for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said.
Indonesian government and medical officials said the Russian diplomat was being treated for a heart condition on the resort island.
More details to follow in this report:
Adam Withnall14 November 2022 09:23
1668415908Britain and EU urge allies to snub Russia – reportThe EU and Britain are reportedly planning to snub Russia’s Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit by staging walkouts and are encouraging their allies to follow suit.
The Telegraph quoted EU officials saying that they would do “everything possible” to isolate Russia at the Bali summit.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided to skip the gathering and is sending his foreign minister instead to avoid world leaders critical of his nine-month-long war in Ukraine.
“We try to work with partners in order to show very, very, very firmly what the international community thinks about all these crimes, atrocities, and illegal actions by Russia,” a spokesman from the EU’s foreign affairs told the British daily.
“That means also discouraging them from meeting Lavrov or from meeting anyone who is leading the Russian delegation or have people walk out when Russia stands to speak.”
The spokesman added: “The UK is not keen on coordinating with the EU on foreign policy in general but on this issue, we have the same objective and are mutually reinforcing our efforts.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:51
1668415717China hopes to bring relations ‘back on track’ with USAhead of the anticipated meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden, Beijing on Monday said it hopes to bring relations “back on track” between the two nations.
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was quoted by AFP as saying that Beijing hopes that the US will “work together with China appropriately keeping differences in check”.
“We hope US would … promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments in order to push US-China relations back on track for healthy and stable development.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:48
1668413066Biden unveils investments in IndonesiaJoe Biden today announced a number of investments in Indonesia spanning areas like climate and food security, including a $2.5bn agreement between ExxonMobil and state-owned energy company Pertamina on carbon capture.
ExxonMobil and Pertamina’s agreement will further assess development of a regional carbon capture and sequestration hub in Indonesia, the White House said in a statement.
The partnership “will enable key industry sectors to decarbonise” the statement said, citing the refining, chemicals, cement, and steel sectors.
It said this would lower carbon emissions, ensure economic opportunities for Indonesian workers and help Indonesia achieve its net-zero ambitions in 2060 or sooner.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 08:04
1668412119Rishi Sunak calls Russia a ‘rogue state’ as he prepares for tense G20Rishi Sunak has called Russia a “rogue state” as he heads into a tense G20 meeting in Bali during which Vladimir Putin’s seat will “remain vacant”.
The prime minister will arrive in Bali today for the gathering of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, in one of his first outings on the global stage since taking office last month.
Writing in The Telegraph, the prime minister said: “The man who is responsible for so much bloodshed in Ukraine and economic strife around the world will not be there to face his peers.”
He added: “We will not let our economic future be held hostage by the actions of a rogue state – and nor will our allies.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 07:48
1668411817Vladimir Putin to skip G20 summit in BaliVladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of G20 leaders in Bali, Indonesia this week as he avoids facing western leaders critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the chief of support for G20 events, told reporters in Denpasar, Indonesia that Mr Putin confirmed his absence from the summit to Indonesian president Joko Widodo and confirmed that Mr Lavrov will be present on his behalf.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 07:43
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