China has hinted that President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to be approved by the ruling Communist Party Congress for a record 3rd term, will attend next month’s G20 summit.
China on Thursday hinted that President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to be approved by the ongoing congress of the ruling Communist Party for a record 3rd term, will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia next month.
China’s foreign ministry also boasted of the diplomatic success achieved under Xi Jinping’s 10-year rule, saying that China had firmly asserted its sovereignty and security during his rule.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) congress here on Oct. 16 is widely expected to back an unprecedented third five-year term or possibly a lifetime stay in power for Xi Jinping later this week. in addition to strengthening its powers through constitutional amendments.
With the exception of 69-year-old Xi Jinping, Congress would endorse a whole host of new top leaders and officials, including the prime minister, and herald a new administration led by China’s president, who is poised to break mandatory retirement for CCP leaders after a 10-year term.
Xi Jinping, who completes a 10-year term in office this year, will be the first Chinese leader since party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power, formally ending three decades of rule after his predecessors retired.
At a special media briefing here on Thursday, CPC and Foreign Ministry officials claimed that China’s diplomacy had achieved unprecedented and historic breakthroughs during Xi’s tenure.
We actively support Indonesia’s chairmanship of the G20 and support the theme of the Bali summit to recover stronger, heal together,” said Ma Zhaoxu, a member of the CPC committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and vice minister, when asked if Xi would attend next year. monthly G-20 summit in Bali.
China hopes the summit will play a constructive role in strengthening international cooperation against COVID-19, promoting world economic recovery and ensuring global food energy security,” he said.
Regarding the Chinese leader’s participation in the summit, we will release relevant information in due course,” he said.
Although congressional approval of Xi’s continued power is officially projected as a done deal with officials projecting him as the party’s top leader, an official leadership resolution is expected to be passed on Oct. 22, the final day of the meeting.
The new group of leaders will appear before the media on October 23, according to the media advisory.
Xi’s attendance in Bali is considered significant as he is expected to meet US President Joe Biden. It will be their first face-to-face meeting since Biden’s election, although the two leaders have held several virtual summits.
Xi skipped foreign trips in early 2020 after the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. He then traveled outside China for the first time last month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
A number of world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are expected to attend the G20 summit in Bali, providing an opportunity for one-on-one meetings on its sidelines.
Ma and Shen Beili, deputies of the international department of the CPC Central Committee, said during a press conference on Thursday that during the ten years of Xi Jinping’s rule, China has led Chinese diplomacy to a new success.
All our achievements have been massive, unprecedented and historic. We have taken pioneering steps and overcome various difficulties,” said Ma.
We have firmly upheld China’s sovereignty, security and development interests. We faced external containment, suppression and wonton interference and responded forcefully,” he said.
China, in particular, now has strong strategic support from neighboring countries, thanks to increased cooperation with other developing countries, he said.
Over the past 10 years under Xi Jinping, China’s deliberate influence, appeal and power to shape have grown significantly, he said, highlighting China’s initiatives including the multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
China and Russia enjoy a compression strategic partnership of coordination for a new era,” he said, highlighting the close ties between Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin and Beijing’s tacit support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
As for relations between Beijing and Washington, which have steadily deteriorated since the inauguration of former President Donald Trump, who launched a trade war against China, and which have further deteriorated under Biden’s presidency, Ma said we have shown the right path for China-US relations led by each other respect. peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation.
He also spoke of China’s aggressive opposition to increased US support for Taiwan, including a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August, during which Beijing began several days of massive military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and fired missiles over the self-governing island.
China claims Taiwan as part of its mainland and advocates the one-China policy as the basis for diplomatic relations with other countries.
Ma said China now has diplomatic ties with 181 countries. China has suspended other countries that had diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
For Chinese diplomacy, the leadership of the Communist Party is the foundation and its soul, he added.