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China’s Xi will skip G20 meet hosted by India
Updated On: 05 September, 2023 08:38 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
Relations between China and India have grown frosty over their disputed border, and three years ago the tensions resulted in a clash in the Ladakh region that killed Indian and Chinese soldiers
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Pic/AP
Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the September 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in a one sentence notice on its website.
Relations between China and India have grown frosty over their disputed border, and three years ago the tensions resulted in a clash in the Ladakh region that killed Indian and Chinese soldiers. It turned into a long-running standoff in the rugged mountainous area, where each side has stationed tens of thousands of military personnel backed by artillery, tanks and fighter jets.
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