China's Xi to skip G-20 summit for 1st time, Premier Li to attend instead

Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip a summit of the Group of 20 major economies for the first time since becoming the nation's leader in 2012, as Beijing said Monday Premier Li Qiang will attend a gathering in New Delhi this weekend.The United States had explored the possibility of a summit between President Joe Biden and Xi in the Indian capital. The two governments are expected to arrange the talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco in November.Biden expressed disappointment Sunday over reports that Xi would likely skip the G-20…READ FULL ARTICLE