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The Group of 20, or G20 as it is more commonly known, is an annual meeting of leaders from 19 major nations plus the European Union.
China’s President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin arrive for their talks at the Kremlin on Thursday. Photo: AFP
China-Russia relations

China, Russia have ‘special responsibility’ to stand up to power politics: Xi

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow for their first face-to-face talks this year.

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US-China trade war

At G20 in Washington, top China officials slam trade war as talks remain elusive

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Ukraine war

UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at G20 meeting

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China-Africa relations

Will China fill gap left by the US at G20 meeting in South Africa?

Analyst says China emphasis on working together on international issues is the opposite of ‘America first’ as espoused by Trump.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that the US will not attend the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in South Africa, could leave room for China to have a bigger - or at least different - role, analysts say. Photo: AP
Brics

Opinion | Trump’s America will be forced to grapple with a rising Brics

Brics has become an alternative power base outside the reach of the US and its allies, and a rising counterweight to US influence globally.

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Joe Biden

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit

US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.

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Global Impact

Global Impact | China hot on the agenda at Apec, G20 gatherings as Trump’s spectre looms large

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Lima and G20 gathering in Rio de Janeiro.

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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Apec Summit in Lima, Peru. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

Opinion | Can Global South and G20 lead new era of poverty reduction?

The credibility of developing countries in the fight against poverty stems from lived experience rather than theoretical discourse.

China-Germany relations

Opinion | EV tariffs and Ukraine war weigh heavily on Germany-China relations

Domestic political and economic woes, the prospect of greater geopolitical uncertainty and a trust deficit are hampering ties.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework

China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with other world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Macroscope | Are governments finally getting serious about climate finance?

The world still lacks an institution with the authority to enforce financial commitments, but policymakers are at least starting to realise the size of the problem.

Motorists drive by the logo for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop29), painted on a road in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 16. Photo: AP
United States

Opinion | World must forge ahead with globalisation, with or without the US

Washington has long resisted efforts to reform the Western-centric international order. Now Trump appears poised to withdraw from it altogether.

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Donald Trump

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

SCMP Highlights

Recap | Lula pushes action at G20, Asia’s rice revolution: 6 climate stories

From super typhoons to dengue outbreaks, climate change is having an impact across the globe. Here are six of our latest stories.

Asia’s rice farmers are striving to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change by transforming rice production into a sustainable and profitable venture. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Xi Jinping and Brazilian president Lula sign 37 trade and development deals

In remarks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Xi praises Sino-Brazilian relations as “at their best in history”.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is received with state honours by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by his wife, Rosangela ‘Janja’ da Silva, in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Diplomacy

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

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China-Germany relations

At G20, China’s Xi Jinping meets with leaders of Germany, France, Argentina

Germany’s Scholz stresses the importance of ‘a level playing field for companies on all sides’.

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In Brazil, China’s President Xi Jinping, left, speaks to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 summit. Photo: dpa
Joe Biden

Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

A US official blamed ‘logistical issues’ and said the group photo was taken early.

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Brazil

G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.

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Xi Jinping

At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations

Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as they prepare for a group photo during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Brazil

G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities

Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.

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The G20 Summit opens on Monday at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-UK relations

China-UK relations: Starmer tells Xi Britain seeks ties without ‘surprises’

UK will be predictable ‘sovereign actor committed to the rule of law,’ British PM tells Chinese president on G20 sidelines.

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Xi Jinping

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

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Climate change

UN chief urges G20 ‘leadership’ on stalled climate talks

Antonio Guterres said the spotlight was on G20 countries, which account for 80 per cent of global emissions.

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the G20 Summit. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20

Xi says six-point Ukraine framework gets ‘a positive response from the international community’, even though Zelensky has rejected it.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen at the Apec Economic Cooperation forum summit in Lima on Saturday. Photo: Kyodo
Joe Biden

Biden becomes first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest

US president flew over the jungle in a helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders, before heading to the G20 summit in Rio.

Climate change

World watches Rio for G20 climate talks breakthrough

Negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major economies can break.

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