Without mentioning the border dispute, the spokesperson said, “Continuous improvement and development of China-India relations serves the common interests of both countries and their peoples.” We are ready to work with India to further improve and advance bilateral relations.” At the G20 summit, the spokesperson said that China always attaches great importance to the group and actively participates in related activities.
“We support India in hosting this year’s summit and look forward to working with all parties to make the G20 summit a success,” he said at the September 9-10 summit in New Delhi. He said that the G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation. Relations between India and China have been strained since June 2020 in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh.
Indian and Chinese troops have been at a standoff in parts of eastern Ladakh for more than three years, after the two sides completed disengagement from several areas after extensive diplomatic and military negotiations.
India has consistently said that peace and stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is critical to normalizing overall relations.
Chinese Premier Li will represent China at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia from September 5 to 8. He will leave for India after attending the East Asia Summit in Jakarta.
US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are among the G20 leaders. has already confirmed his participation in the summit.
G20 member countries represent approximately 85 percent of global GDP, more than 75 percent of global trade and nearly two-thirds of the world’s population.
The group includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and European Union.
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