Relations between the two countries have grown frosty since a clash between troops on the disputed border led to 24 deaths.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week’s G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy between the two countries.A notice on the ministry’s website said: “At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India on September 9 and 10.”
Chinese and Indian military commanders met just last month and pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquillity” along their disputed border, in an apparent effort by the sides to stabilise the situation. According to India, the de facto border is 2,167 miles long, but China promotes a considerably shorter figure.
Firefights broke out again in 1967 and 1975, leading to more deaths on both sides. They have since adopted protocols, including an agreement not to use firearms, but those protocols have fractured. Speculation had churned for days that Mr Xi would not attend, and even before China’s official announcement, Mr Biden told reporters on Sunday he did not expect a meeting with the Chinese leader.It is not clear when such a meeting could take place as a question mark now hangs over whether Mr Xi will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in San Francisco in November.
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