China’s Xi Jinping walks away after Canadian subtly scolded him at G20

Responding to the accusations, Trudeau interrupted the Chinese leader, and subtly said that he believes in free, open, and frank dialogue, adding that they will continue to look to work constructively together there, but "there will be things we will disagree on.

NewsBharati 17-Nov-2022 12:34:17 PM

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The G20 summit, which was concluded on Wednesday (November 17) witnessed a heated disagreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his counterpart, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The disagreement was so intense that Chinese President Xi Jinping walked away after Trudeau subtly scolded him over the accusations.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, highlighting the frosty relationship between the two leaders.

As per the reports, the incident took place when the China’s Xi Jinping tried to scold Trudeau for leaking the substance of a conversation between the two leaders to the media. "Everything we discussed has been leaked to the paper. "That's not appropriate," Xi says, speaking through a translator.

Responding to the accusations, Trudeau interrupted the Chinese leader, and subtly said that he believes in free, open, and frank dialogue, adding that they will continue to look to work constructively together there, but 'there will be things we will disagree on.

"We believe in free and open and frank dialogue and that is what we will continue to have. We will continue to look to work constructively together, but there will be things we will disagree on," Trudeau said.

"Let’s create the conditions first," Xi responded, before shaking hands with Trudeau and walking off.

On Tuesday, Trudeau raised "serious concerns" over suspected domestic interference by China in his first talks with Xi in more than three years, a Canadian government source. Relations between China and Canada have remained frosty for several years, especially after Canadian authorities detained a Huawei Technologies executive in 2018. Subsequently, China arrested two Canadians on spying charges.