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China has described current bilateral relations with India as “generally stable” despite Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s decision not to attend this week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. On Monday, Beijing confirmed that second-ranked leader Premier Li Qiang would represent the country at the September 9-10 meeting in New Delhi. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Chinese leaders have “always supported India’s hosting of this year’s summit and are ready to work with all parties to make the G20 summit a success.” However, Beijing has so far not given any reason for...
