Xi Jinping likely to skip G20 summit, but China continues to remain mum

A week before the G20 summit, China continued to maintain silence on whether President Xi Jinping will travel to India for the event even though his visit seemed unlikely. The Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday refused to confirm, or deny, a report by Reuters that quoted diplomatic sources, including in Beijing, as saying that Chinese Premier Li Qiang was likely to represent China at the summit.