Category: Summits
U.S. Charm Offensive to Pacific Island States Amid China Worries
A summit between the United States and the Pacific Islands Forum that started in Washington on Monday is the newest signal that Washington plans to increase its presence in the region in response to China’s growing influence there. The leaders were ferried ...
Unpacking Han Zheng’s Messaging to the Global South at the UN General Assembly
China’s Vice President Han Zheng addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Along with retreads of established Chinese positions on Taiwan, Ukraine, and the Israel/Palestine conflict, his comments also provided interesting clues about China’s messaging to the Global South. First, he called on the ...
The Emerging Talking Points Restructuring the Africa-China Relationship
The last few weeks have been punctuated by both an alphabet soup of big summits (BRICS, ASEAN, G20) and much discussion of the optics of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presence or absence from them. Amid the fray, a significant shift in Africa-China ...
G77 Gathering Reinforces the Talking Points of China’s Global South Diplomacy
China sent its most senior official in recent years to the G77 gathering in Havana on Friday. The presence of Li Xi, the CPC's seventh-ranking member and the head of the corruption watchdog, arguably signaled a continuance of China's recent focus on Global South diplomacy.
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese President Xi Jinping Will Not Attend This Week’s G77 Summit in Havana
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this week's G77 Summit in Havana, making this the third major international event in as many weeks that he's avoided. Li Xi, head of the Chinese Communist Party's powerful anti-corruption body, will go in his place as part of a three-nation ...
Chinese PM Fills in for His Boss at G20, Still No Explanation From Beijing Why Xi Jinping Was a No Show
China did its very best to downplay President Xi Jinping's absence from the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi over the weekend, sending novice diplomat Premier Li Qiang in his place. At home, China's tightly controlled media made no mention of ...
This Chart Explains Why Xi Jinping Will Probably Go to Next Year’s G20 Summit in Brazil
Until recently, there was never any doubt that a Chinese president would participate in major summits like the G20 or ASEAN. Chinese leaders in the post-Mao era saw their attendance at these events as a symbol of China's resurgence as a major world power. ...
China’s Invisibility at the Africa Climate Summit and the Disappointing “Western Agenda” Nairobi Declaration
Economic issues back home and the recent BRICS summit in South Africa possibly contributed to China’s largely subdued presence at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Nairobi this week. Kevin Gallagher, director of the Global Development Policy Center at Boston ...
Is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Absence from the G20 a Sign of a Broader Trend?
Speculation about why President Xi Jinping decided to sit out the G20 summit for the first time since taking power has been rife. The reason could be anything from skipping awkward meetings with rivals like U.S. President Joe Biden, to denting ...
ASEAN Talks with Major Powers Navigate Numerous Controversies
China’s Premier Li Qiang warned against a ‘new cold war’ as the ASEAN summit moved on to a series of talks between the bloc and its partners. Calling for ways to "appropriately handle differences and disputes," Li said: "At present, it is ...