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Chinese Leader Xi Briefly Left Alone Facing Entire Japanese Delegation During Meeting With Abe

Chinese Leader Xi Briefly Left Alone Facing Entire Japanese Delegation During Meeting With Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (R) attend their talks in Osaka, on June 27, 2019, ahead of the G20 Osaka Summit. Kimimasa Mayama/AFP/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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A holdup before a bilateral meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the eve of the G-20 Summit left the former in an awkward position.

Xi was photographed on June 27 cutting a lonely figure on the Chinese side of the meeting table, with his delegation nowhere in sight, as he faced a fully-seated Japanese delegation led by Abe on the opposite end.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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