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Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> will not attend the G20 Summit in Delhi this weekend, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a brief statement<\/a> on its website Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Quoting foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, the statement said, “At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit<\/a> to be held in New Delhi, India, on September 9 and 10.” The spokesperson further said “China hopes the summit can consolidate consensus, convey confidence and promote development”.<\/p>\n

No reason was given for the absence of the Chinese leader, who will likely also skip attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and East Asia summits in Indonesia’s Jakarta later this week.<\/p>\n

Mr Qiang will represent China on both occasions, news agency PTI reported.<\/p>\n

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Statement posted by China’s foreign ministry on its website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chinese state media Global Times said on X (formerly Twitter) “China looks forward to the G20 New Delhi Summit reaching a consensus on tackling challenges in the economy and development, conveying confidence to the outside world and promoting shared prosperity and growth.”<\/p>\n

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China looks forward to the #G20<\/a> New Delhi Summit reaching a consensus on tackling challenges in the economy and development, conveying confidence to the outside world and promoting shared prosperity and growth: Chinese FM https:\/\/t.co\/66F6Y9xeik<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Global Times (@globaltimesnews) September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Confirmation Mr Jinping will not be at this year’s G20 Summit comes after days of speculation to that effect and shortly after a brief global row over a new “standard map” that claims Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, as well as territory from other nations, as its own.<\/p>\n

READ |\u00a0<\/strong>New China Map Draws More Rejection, 4 Asian Countries Back India’s Call<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr Jinping is the second world leader to skip the summit in India; last week Russia’s Vladimir Putin conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi his inability to attend the meeting. Mr Putin told the Prime Minister he intends to send foreign minister Sergey Lavrov instead.<\/p>\n

READ |<\/strong>\u00a0In Call With PM Modi, Putin Says Russian Foreign Minister To Attend G20 In Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n

Speculation the Chinese president will not be in Delhi this weekend had been building up over the past week, prompting United States President Joe Biden to express disappointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While they will not meet in Delhi during the G20 meetings, Mr Jinping and Prime Minister Modi did speak briefly on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in South Africa last month.\u00a0The PM and Xi Jinping agreed to work towards “expeditious de-escalation” along the entire Line of Actual Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n