Xi Welcomes Debt-Burdened Leaders in China as He Skips G-20
- Chinese leader to host Zambia, Venezuela heads on state visits
- Debt relief for poor countries also on New Delhi summit agenda
President Xi Jinping will host the leaders of two heavily indebted nations for state visits to China this weekend, as he skips the world’s premier forum for top-level diplomacy in India.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will visit China from Sept. 10-16, while Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro will arrive on Friday for a seven-day trip, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said in separate statements.