According to a report, topics of the g20 summit held in Indonesia are expected to be the war in Ukraine, inflation and climate change. Reportedly, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister since 2004 will be present. According to the report, on arrival he was taken to hospital for a checkup. Reportedly, this is expected to be the most fractious g20 meeting ever, and diplomats have raised doubts that leaders will be able to issue a joint statement at the end of the summit as usually happens.
The summit begins on Tuesday but according to a report the u.s. president has already met the chinese delegate, Xi Jinping, his first in person meeting since he took office. Reportedly, a theme is expected to be an increasingly militarised stand off over Taiwan. Mr Jinping said he was prepared for a candid and indepth exchange of views.
Substantial u.s. China trade talks broke down amid the first covid 19 outbreak in Wuhan China. Theories were that it was manufactured in a laboratory, one said in a Chinese laboratory, but why would the Chinese government infect China? There was a back off, followed by China’s focus moving towards an Asia Pacific trade cooperation. According to the report, there is also a meeting of the Asia Pacific Trade Cooperation in Indonesia this week.