G20 Summit Delhi: US President Joe Biden not planning to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang
Joe Biden who departed to India to attend the G20 Summit does not intend to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang this weekend, as reported by Bloomberg. The president’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, briefed reporters on the summit agenda after the president left Washington on the trip, which will also take him to Vietnam. “We don’t have a plan for the president to engage with the Chinese premier at this time," Sullivan said as quoted by Bloomberg.
He had been asked about a Wall Street Journal report that Chinese nationals had gained entry to American military bases, and if that would be brought up in New Delhi. Early this week, Biden expressed disappointment after it was reported that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, did not plan to attend the summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin also will not attend.
The American president intends to seize on their absence to court nations that they have tried to influence. Speaking of Biden's schedule for G20, on Saturday i.e. on 9 September, he will be participating in an official arrival and handshake with PM Modi.
He will then participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit Session 1: “One Earth". Later in the day, he is also slated to take part in the G20 Leaders’ Summit Session 2: “One Family" of the G20. The US President will also participate in a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment event.
His day will wrap with a dinner and cultural program with G20 Leaders. On 10 September, Biden will visit the Raj Ghat Memorial along with other G20 Leaders. From India, Biden is set to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam.
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