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G20 summit explained: what is it and why is it important?

World leaders from 19 countries plus the European Union will meet between June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan for the 2019 Group of 20 summit, with much of the talk leading up to the summit surrounding a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump due to the ongoing trade war. 

June 26, 2019
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Beijing said discussion of Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill will not be allowed at the G20, even as protesters hope the Osaka summit will bring international pressure on the local and...01:18
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No discussion on Hong Kong allowed at G20 summit
June 24, 2019
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The 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held in Buenos Aires from November 30 to December 1 –  the first time the Group of Twenty has gathered in South America. World leaders, bankers and their guests...02:05
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Gearing up for the 2018 Buenos Aires G20 summit
November 29, 2018
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Read more about the G20 summit: https://sc.mp/v337 ...03:15
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G20 summit closes in New Delhi
September 11, 2023
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For more about the disputed area of Kashmir: https://sc.mp/2x13 ...03:08
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Pakistan, China slam G20 meeting in disputed Kashmir
May 23, 2023
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Deep divisions over the Ukraine war marked the Group of 20 foreign ministers’ summit in New Delhi. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar confirmed March 2, 2023, that G20 foreign...03:02
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G20 summit fails to bridge divisions over Ukraine war
March 3, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping was captured on camera rebuking his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on November 16, 2022, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia. In a tense exchange relayed...01:56
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Watch the moment Xi Jinping confronts Justin Trudeau over ‘media leaks’
November 17, 2022
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden began their first in-person talks since Biden became president, on the Indonesian island of Bali ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) summit on...01:31
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Xi, Biden hold high-stakes meeting on G20 sidelines
November 14, 2022
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed a report that he had been taken to hospital for a heart condition. Lavrov arrived in the Indonesian island of Bali on November 13, 2022, to...01:21
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Russian FM Lavrov dismisses report he was treated for heart condition in Bali
November 14, 2022
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A senior US official has confirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden are expected to meet in person on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Taiwan, Ukraine and the...02:23
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Biden plans to lay out ‘red lines’ in G20 talks with Xi Jinping
November 11, 2022
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s peace mission to Ukraine and Russia continued on June 30, 2022, with a trip to Moscow, where Widodo hand-delivered a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr...02:37
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Widodo raises peace, food security in Putin talks
July 1, 2022
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made “crystal clear” to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Washington has not changed its one-China policy regarding Taiwan, according to US officials....01:07
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Blinken and Wang meet at G20
November 2, 2021
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US President Joe Biden called a decision by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to skip a G20 summit on climate change “disappointing,” on October 30, 2021 accusing the leaders of China and Russia,...01:04
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‘China basically didn't show up’: Biden
November 1, 2021
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The trade war between China and the United States marks its one-year anniversary on July 6, 2019.  ...01:41
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A year of the US-China trade war
July 5, 2019
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The US and China have tentatively agreed to another truce in their trade war and to resume talks aimed at resolving the dispute. ...03:15
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US-China trade war truce
June 29, 2019
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump meet at the G20 summit to try and break a recent deadlock in talks to end their nations’ ongoing trade war.  ...01:40
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US and China meet at the G20
June 29, 2019
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China and Japan have vowed to take their relationship to the “next level” after their leaders met ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.  ...01:31
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China and Japan seek ‘next level’ relations
June 28, 2019
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With their new rap song Oba Funk Osaka, the Japanese group Obachaaan is welcoming the G20 summit to their hometown Osaka.  ...01:25
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Grannies rap to welcome G20
June 27, 2019
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Hundreds of protesters opposed to Hong Kong’s now-suspended extradition bill have vowed to try and gain greater international attention for their cause.  ...02:07
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Hong Kong protesters petition G20 consulates
June 26, 2019
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Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po has announced the city will remove restrictions that had been put in place to cool the city’s property market. Paul Chan Mo-po unveiled the move while...01:54
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Reactions to Hong Kong lifting property market curbs
February 28, 2024
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Call comes during the president’s visit to a bearings factory in Henan province, as China remains locked in a trade and tech rivalry with the United States01:26
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Xi doubles down on self-reliance during Henan visit
May 21, 2025
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 Beijing and Washington agreed after two days of negotiations to remove most of the tariffs imposed since the US ‘Liberation Day’ package was introduced in April 03:53
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US and China reach deal to roll back tariffs
May 12, 2025
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China’s major financial regulators announced more measures to shore up the country’s economy and capital markets as the trade war ramps up08:23
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China unveils policy package to guard against US tariffs
May 7, 2025