China’s Xi to Participate in G-20 Summit Via Video Link

People walk past a screen showing video footage of Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Feb. 27, 2019. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will talk to leaders from the wealthy Group of 20 nations (G-20) via a video link, the Foreign Ministry announced on Oct. 29.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be in Rome for the two-day event starting on Saturday, Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said at Friday’s briefing.