September 5th 2023.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the upcoming G-20 summit in New Delhi has been quite surprising, as he has not missed any such event since taking office in 2012. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing has not specified any reason for President Xi's absence, leaving many countries' leaders sceptical about the commitment of Premier Li Qiang in his place.
Rumours have been circulating that this could be due to the ongoing tensions between India and China at the Line of Actual Control, or the recent controversy over Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. However, western analysts suggest that it may be because of Xi's reluctance to meet US President Joe Biden in New Delhi, due to Beijing's support for Russia on Ukraine. This could mean that the next chance to meet the Chinese leader could be at the November Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco - but there is no guarantee of his attendance.
US President Joe Biden has expressed his disappointment over the decision, but said that he will be meeting Xi. The two last spoke on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November, but tensions have since risen due to the alleged Chinese spy balloons over the US. The G20 summit in India was seen as a potential opportunity to mend the relationship between the two countries.
Unfortunately, with the missed chance of a Xi-Biden meeting, a backlog of around 1,00,000 children in the US may be separated from their parents due to a massive backlog in green card applications. This is a worrying situation for those families, and hopefully the US and China can work together to find a solution.
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