{"id":2026625,"date":"2023-09-09T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:36:26","slug":"g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 Summit kicks off: Day One highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fg20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>NEW DELHI,\u2063 India\u2014The Group of 20 (G20) \u2064summit, which\u200c represents\u2064 the world&#8217;s\u2064 top economies, began in New Delhi \u2062on Sept. 9 to \u2063discuss\u2062 major global\u2064 and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>While the G20 countries are divided over many issues, including the war in Ukraine, leaders are prepared to make several key decisions during the two-day summit in \u200cIndia\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 summit takes place at a time when the rivalry between the United \u200dStates and China is heating\u200c up and many countries are trying to avoid \u2063taking sides in order to gain from this conflict between two powerful countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/pm-jets-to-g20-with-focus-on-regional-security-5488703\">PM Jets to G20 With Focus on Regional Security<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/pm-jets-to-g20-with-focus-on-regional-security-5488703\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-arrives-in-india-to-meet-world-leaders-at-g20-summit-5488283\">G20 \u200dSummit: Biden Holds Meeting \u200dWith Modi to Boost US\u2013India Ties<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-arrives-in-india-to-meet-world-leaders-at-g20-summit-5488283\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Chinese leader \u2062Xi\u2064 Jinping and Russian \u2063President Vladimir Putin are not attending this year\u2019s summit.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Putin&#8217;s absence was anticipated as he\u2062 did not attend the summit last year either. But Mr. Xi&#8217;s absence disappointed several world\u200d leaders, including President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Some have speculated that China&#8217;s absence\u200c means that it is abandoning the G20 and establishing an\u200b alternative world order that will favor \u200cgroups such as the BRICS. To counter that notion, President \u200bBiden is striving to fill the void \u200dleft\u2063 by Mr. Xi this year by presenting\u200c America as a reliable partner capable of uniting the world\u2019s richest countries around common goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The White\u200c House \u200bdismissed speculation over Mr. \u200cXi&#8217;s absence, instead stating that Mr. Biden is present and ready to deliver results.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States is focused on the fact that President\u2064 Biden is\u200d here \u200dand rolling up the \u200csleeves with the\u2062 other G20 countries and partners \u2062to produce real results,&#8221; deputy national security adviser Jon Finer\u200d told reporters during a briefing on the sidelines of\u2064 the summit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    \u2062 Here are the key takeaways from\u200b the first \u2062day of the summit:<\/p>\n<h2>G20 or G21<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The G20 leaders agreed to make the African Union (AU)\u2014a bloc \u2064of fifty-five states\u2062 in Africa\u2014a permanent \u200bmember at this year\u2019s summit.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    The move comes after\u2063 President Biden announced last year that\u200b the\u200d United States would back membership of the \u2063AU. Other G20 members, including \u200cChina\u2063 and France,\u2063 also previously expressed their \u2063support. The AU will be the group\u2019s first new\u200d member since its \u200binception.<\/p>\n<h2>Communiqu\u00e9: War in \u200bUkraine<\/h2>\n<p>Possibly \u2063the most\u2063 contentious issue at this year&#8217;s summit was how to\u200b address the Ukraine war in the joint communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s still unclear how the joint statement will address the conflict or whether there will be harsh language condemning Russia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:473px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India \u200bwelcomes \u200cU.S. President Joe Biden for the \u200bG20 Leaders&#8217; Summit\u200c in New Delhi, on Sept. 9, 2023.\u200d (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While some countries demand\u2062 strong language against \u200bRussia, labeling\u2064 the G20 member as\u2063 an aggressor, India, the current G20 president,\u2062 has been trying to strike a balance in the summit \u200ddeclaration. India\u2019s close relationship with Moscow\u2064 and its unwillingness to issue strong\u200b statements have been complicating the effort,\u2063 as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the White House anticipated\u2063 ahead of the summit \u200cthat reaching an agreement on specific language related to\u200c the text\u2063 that mentions\u200c Russia as an aggressor would be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>According to some media reports, the language is roughly identical to that agreed upon at last \u200cyear&#8217;s\u200c summit in Bali, Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of last year&#8217;s summit, the G20 \u200dleaders agreed to a joint statement in which they &#8220;strongly condemned&#8221; the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most\u200d members strongly \u2064condemned the war \u200bin Ukraine and stressed it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one\/\" title=\"G20 Summit kicks off: Day One highlights\">causing\u2062 immense human suffering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-india-and-vietnam-biden-will-seek-to-challenge-chinas-global-ambitions\/\" title=\"Biden to confront China's global goals in India and Vietnam.\">exacerbating existing fragilities<\/a> in the global economy,&#8221; \u2064the\u2062 declaration stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    The communiqu\u00e9, however, also indicated that there were &#8220;other views and different assessments of the situation and \u2063sanctions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Groundbreaking\u2019 Project<\/h2>\n<p>At\u2064 the summit, the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, and the\u2063 United Arab \u2063Emirates \u2064are expected to announce a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221; infrastructure project\u2062 that\u200b will connect India,\u200b the Middle East,\u2062 and Europe via sea and rail\u2064 transportation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project is considered one of the White House\u2019s key initiatives in \u2064the Middle East to counter China&#8217;s growing influence in the region through its controversial \u200cinfrastructure \u2064program, the Belt\u200c and Road \u200dInitiative (BRI).<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2013, China&#8217;s\u2062 BRI \u2063has poured billions of dollars into infrastructure projects\u200c across Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia.\u2063 In recent years,\u2063 however, Beijing has\u200c been accused by the United States of using &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-hackers-breached-afghan-telecom-company-as-us-withdrew\/\" title=\"Chinese Hackers Breached Afghan Telecom Company As US Withdrew\">debt-trap diplomacy<\/a>&#8221; to lure many \u200cnations into its orbit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>British\u2062 Prime \u2062Minister Rishi Sunak speaks\u2063 to U<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi hosts G20 summit, uniting top economies to address global challenges. 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