WEB DESK: China’s Premier Li Qiang is set to participate in the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, scheduled from November 21 to November 23, according to an announcement by the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Ahead of this, Li will attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Russia on November 17-18 and is also planning a visit to Zambia from November 19-20, as stated by a foreign ministry spokesperson.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the US on Wednesday to reconsider its position following President Donald Trump’s recent decision to boycott the G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled later this month in Johannesburg.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that no American official will attend the G20 Summit in South Africa, accusing that country of “human rights abuses” against the Afrikaner population.
South Africa is the first African country set to host the group of powerful nations. Last December, the country assumed the rotating one-year presidency of the G20.
