Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold multilateral meetings with leaders of BRICS countries, trilateral talks with leaders of India and Russia as well as meetings with leaders of African countries during the G20 summit in Japan from June 27 to 29, Chinese officials said. Against rising protectionism and unilateralism in the US, observers and business representatives said that the summit could be a platform for China to strengthen relations with both the developing and developed world and promote regional cooperation so as to jointly defend the free trade mechanism and make the global governance system fairer.
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday over the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, Japan. Wang said Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the summit, which will be of great significance for improving global governance, upholding multilateralism, advancing the China-Japan relations and expanding practical cooperation.
Economic issues, other global concerns on agenda in Osaka Every year, leaders of the world's 20 largest economies gather to discuss economic and financial matters and coordinate policies on other issues of global significance. Jim O'Neill, chairman of Chatham House, a London-based international affairs think tank, said improved efficiency might be put on the agenda of this year's G20 Summit, which will be held in Osaka, Japan, on Friday and Saturday.
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people in China and Japan to make contributions to a bright future of bilateral relations. Xi made the remarks in a reply letter to Daichi Nakashima, a prize-winner in the Panda Cup Japan Youth Essay Contest, who wrote to the Chinese leader ahead of Xi's trip to Japan for the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka.
