BEIJING: President Xi Jinping will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia from November 14 to 17, China’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday.
He will then travel to Thailand from November 17 to 19 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular press briefing Xi will meet US President Joe Biden and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron next week in Bali, as well as Senegal’s Macky Sall and Argentina’s Alberto Fernandez.
The White House has already confirmed Biden and Xi will meet on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit, in their first in-person talks since the US leader became president.
The two met prior to Biden taking office and have spoken by phone a number of times over the past 22 months, but the COVID-19 pandemic and Xi’s aversion to foreign travel has prevented them from meeting in person.
Their meeting during the G20 comes after Xi last month was awarded a landmark third term as leader of the Chinese Communist Party.
The US and China have a massive investment and trade relationship but are also challenging each other’s military and diplomatic influence, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
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- The White House has already confirmed Biden and Xi will meet on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit
Australia calls on Trump to respect NATO soldiers
- ‘Those 47 Australian families who will be hurting by these comments, they deserve our absolute respect, our admiration’
- US President Donald Trump lamented efforts of non-US troops in Afghanistan as ‘completely unacceptable’
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that comments from US President Donald Trump lamenting the efforts of non-US troops in Afghanistan were “completely unacceptable.”
Trump said in a Fox News interview that NATO sent “some troops” but “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Trump appeared to be partially walking back his remarks on Saturday amid growing outrage from European and now Australian allies.
Speaking on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday morning, Albanese said Australian families of fallen soldiers would be “hurting” as a result of Trump’s comments.
“Those 47 Australian families who will be hurting by these comments, they deserve our absolute respect, our admiration,” Albanese said.
“The bravery that was shown by 40,000 Australians (who) served in Afghanistan, they were certainly on the frontlines in order to, along with our other allies, defend democracy and freedom and to defend our national interests,” he added.
“They deserve our respect.”
On Saturday, a day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Trump’s remarks as “appalling,” Trump appeared to change his position — at least as far as British troops were concerned.
“The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
“In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors. It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken.”
Albanese referenced Trump’s later comments, suggesting he also appreciated the Australian effort in Afghanistan.
“I think President Trump’s comments overnight indicate a very different position. He’s acknowledged the contribution,” Albanese told the ABC, but added that Trump’s previous comments were “entirely not appropriate. Completely unacceptable.”
‘I don’t like you either’
Albanese also announced Australia’s next Ambassador to the United States, recommending Greg Moriarty for the job.
Earlier this month, Australia announced its ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, would leave after a three-year tenure overshadowed by Trump’s verdict on him: “I don’t like you either.”
Former Australian prime minister Rudd, who departs his post on March 31 to become president of the Asia Society think tank in New York, had sharply criticized Trump while he was out of office.
Trump expressed disdain for Rudd during a televised US-Australia meeting at the White House in October last year, prompting some Australian opposition calls for his posting to be ended.
Albanese said Moriarty was an “outstanding Australian public servant,” and he had consulted with the Trump administration on his selection.
Trump said in a Fox News interview that NATO sent “some troops” but “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Trump appeared to be partially walking back his remarks on Saturday amid growing outrage from European and now Australian allies.
Speaking on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday morning, Albanese said Australian families of fallen soldiers would be “hurting” as a result of Trump’s comments.
“Those 47 Australian families who will be hurting by these comments, they deserve our absolute respect, our admiration,” Albanese said.
“The bravery that was shown by 40,000 Australians (who) served in Afghanistan, they were certainly on the frontlines in order to, along with our other allies, defend democracy and freedom and to defend our national interests,” he added.
“They deserve our respect.”
On Saturday, a day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Trump’s remarks as “appalling,” Trump appeared to change his position — at least as far as British troops were concerned.
“The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
“In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors. It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken.”
Albanese referenced Trump’s later comments, suggesting he also appreciated the Australian effort in Afghanistan.
“I think President Trump’s comments overnight indicate a very different position. He’s acknowledged the contribution,” Albanese told the ABC, but added that Trump’s previous comments were “entirely not appropriate. Completely unacceptable.”
‘I don’t like you either’
Albanese also announced Australia’s next Ambassador to the United States, recommending Greg Moriarty for the job.
Earlier this month, Australia announced its ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, would leave after a three-year tenure overshadowed by Trump’s verdict on him: “I don’t like you either.”
Former Australian prime minister Rudd, who departs his post on March 31 to become president of the Asia Society think tank in New York, had sharply criticized Trump while he was out of office.
Trump expressed disdain for Rudd during a televised US-Australia meeting at the White House in October last year, prompting some Australian opposition calls for his posting to be ended.
Albanese said Moriarty was an “outstanding Australian public servant,” and he had consulted with the Trump administration on his selection.
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