The G20 Heads of State and Government Summit ended on Nov. 16, with the leaders issuing a joint statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demanding Russia's unconditional withdrawal. On the other hand, Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was seen speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the G20 Summit. Xi appeared to be displeased with Trudeau.
Xi Jinping, Chinese President: “And that was not how the conversation was conducted. If there was sincerity on your part, then we shall conduct our discussion with an attitude of mutual respect, otherwise there might be unpredictable consequences.”
Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister: “In Canada 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.”
Xi Jinping, Chinese President: “Let's create the conditions first. Let's create the conditions first.”
Xi appeared to be displeased by the Canadian media leaking his conservation with Trudeau during a closed-door meeting, during which Trudeau brought up concerns about alleged espionage and Chinese interference in Canadian elections. Xi used the G20 Summit to herald his return to the international stage. He met with nine leaders during the two-day summit, including U.S. President Joe Biden, showing that many leaders are interested in understanding his thoughts and China's future direction. Meanwhile, a meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scheduled for Nov. 16 was canceled at the last minute. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has no related information to share.
Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: “What I would like to emphasize is that China is committed to working with the UK to promote the healthy and stable development of China-UK relations on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit. We hope the UK will work with China.”
The office of the British prime minister issued a statement saying Sunak would like to construct a frank and constructive UK-China relationship but the challenges posed by China are systemic and long-term. The statement also mentioned China's authoritarian leaders and attempts to reshape the international order. The G20 Summit ended on Nov. 16, with leaders issuing a 17-page joint statement that denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Although China, India, South Africa, and others had differing viewpoints, the majority of member countries strongly denounced Russia and imposed sanctions. They demanded the unconditional withdrawal of Russia. There was no group photo as the summit concluded, as many leaders did not want to be photographed with Russia's representative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
中國國家主席習近平，和加拿大總理杜魯道，在G20峰會後聊天，不過習近平先是對杜魯道說不合適，語氣明顯不悅。
中國國家主席習近平表示：「而且我們也不是那樣進行的，如果有誠心，咱們就應互相尊重的態度，來進行很好的溝通，否則這個結果就不好說了。」
加拿大總理杜魯道回應：「在加拿大，我們相信自由、公開和坦誠的對話，我們將繼續這麼做。我們期待能繼續進行建設性合作，但總是會有我們意見不同的事情。」
中國國家主席習近平說：「創造條件，創造條件。」
習近平的不滿，可能是因為加拿大媒體報導，杜魯道對中國進行間諜活動，和干預加拿大選舉，向習近平表示嚴重關切導致。習近平選擇G20峰會，作為復出外交大舞台，包括拜習會在內，兩天共會見9國領袖，顯示各國領袖都想了解他的想法，及中國未來走向。只是英國首相蘇納克，原定16日將和習近平會面，卻臨時取消。中國外交部僅表示，沒有相關訊息可以提供。
中國外交部發言人毛寧說：「我想強調的是，中方致力於同英方，在相互尊重、平等互利的基礎上，推動中英關係健康穩定發展。希望英方同中方相向而行，提升中國和英國關係健全穩定發展。我們期盼英方與中國合作。」
英國首相辦公室則發聲明表示，蘇納克計劃推動倫敦與北京，建立坦誠而且具建設性關係。但中國構成體制性挑戰，而且是長期的挑戰，還提到北京的專制領導階層，意圖重塑國際秩序。本屆G20峰會16日落幕，成員國領袖當天發布一份長達17頁的聯合聲明，內容包括譴責俄羅斯對烏克蘭的侵略行動。雖然中國、印度、南非等國有不同觀點，但大多數成員國都予以強烈譴責並祭出制裁，要求俄國無條件撤軍。而且會後各國並未拍攝大合照，原因是許多領導人拒絕與俄羅斯代表、俄國外長拉夫洛夫合影。
