Xi Jinping arrives for G20 summit, to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Donald Trump amid heightened trade tensions with US

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday arrived in Osaka, Japan to attend G20 summit during which he would hold bilateral talks with world leers, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, amid heightened tre tensions with America, an issue that is likely to dominate event.

Xi is due to meet Prime Minister Modi during Informal Summit of leers of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and RIC (Russia, India, China) on sidelines of June 28-29 event.

Chinese President is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Vice Premier Liu He, who is also China's chief negotiator in tre talks with US, State Councillor Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Xi is also expected to hold crucial talks with Trump on sidelines of G20 summit meeting over weekend.

leers are likely to discuss status of tre agreement and find ways to finalise deal, which has been stuck for past several weeks as America alleges that China went back on its commitment from draft tre bill.

However, before leaving for Summit, Trump said that US has Plan B rey if deal does t go through with China. It would include doing less business with China and taking in billions of dollars from it every month.

Ahe of Xi's visit, China said informal meetings of BRICS and RICs nations would be focussed on opposing unilateralist and protectionist policies of US.

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In upcoming Osaka summit, President Xi will have informal summit with BRICS leers. discussion topics will fit in well with nda of G20 summit, Zhang Jun, China's Assistant Foreign Minister, told media here on Monday.

leers will have good discussions and exchange of view to enhance cooperation to meet major challenges facing international community, uphold multilateralism and oppose protectionism, he said.

or topics of discussion at BRICS leers informal meeting will include cooperation on ecomy, political issues, security and people to people exchange to furr deepen cooperation among BRICS nations, he said.

Highlighting importance of meetings between Xi, Modi and Russian President Vlimir Putin, Zhang said that given current international landscape, meeting between three leers is also of significance. As you kw China's relations with Russia and India are showing sound momentum of growth.

While informal meetings of BRICS and RIC take place in all multilateral summits, Chinese officials say Osaka meetings assumes significance as all major countries besides India, China and Russia faced tre and tariff related frictions with US.

Talking about meeting of leers of RICs nations, Zhang said three leers also maintained close exchanges at different multilateral forums.

Under current circumstances, it is important for three countries to strengn coordination on major global issues and jointly uphold multilateralism, oppose protectionism and deepen cooperation on multilateral and international affairs to make important contribution to global peace, he said. 

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