2016 G20 Hangzhou summit explained

Summit Name:2016 G20 Hangzhou summit
Country:China
Venues:Hangzhou International Exhibition Centre[1] [2]
Cities:Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Date:4–5 September 2016
Chairperson:Xi Jinping, President
Participants:G20 members
Guest invitees: Chad, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Laos, Senegal, Spain, Singapore, Thailand
Follows:2015 G20 Antalya summit
Precedes:2017 G20 Hamburg summit
Motto:Towards an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected, and Inclusive World Economy

The 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit was the eleventh meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20). It was held on 4–5 September 2016 in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. It was the first ever G20 summit to be hosted in China and the second in an Asian country after 2010 G20 Seoul summit was hosted in South Korea.

Context

Pollution in China

In the days before the G20 Hangzhou summit, only some vehicles were allowed through the city, construction sites were stopped, inhabitants received a week-long holidays (and were encouraged to leave the city) and factories in the region (including more than two hundred steel mills) were asked to stop their production (in order to temporarily reduce air pollution).[3] [4] [5] [6]

Climate change

On 3 September 2016, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced the ratification of the Paris Agreement (of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference) by their countries,[7] bringing the total number of countries ratifying the agreement to 26;[8] the United States and China represent respectively 18 percent and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions (the driving force behind global warming).[9] [10]

Economic statements

The main themes of final communiqué of the summit are:[11]

Summit documents

The heads of state and government of G20 issued a joint statement with a summary of the main results of the meeting. The statement is divided in the following documents:

Participating leaders

List of leaders who took part in the 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit:[17]

International organizations

Controversies

President Obama was snubbed by Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party as he descended from Air Force One to the tarmac of Hangzhou International Airport without the usual red carpet welcome.[18]

Internet censorship

Xi Jinping in the speech quoted "Guoyu", Traditional Chinese history books, in Chapter 9 of the "Chinese: {{linktext|通商|宽|农" (meaning reducing taxes and make road easy to walk, promote commercialization, and relax agriculture[19]), but he mistakenly pronounced it as "Chinese: 通商宽衣" ("Chinese: {{linktext|宽|衣" means Undress), the Central Propaganda Department ordered media and social platforms to prohibit this discussion.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 外交部在京举行G20杭州峰会中外媒体吹风会. zh. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830185309/http://www.hangzhou.gov.cn/art/2016/8/16/art_812258_2100941.html. 30 August 2016. dmy-all.
  2. The welcoming ceremony (G20 summit evening gala), directed by Zhang Yimou, was held at the West Lake on 4 September 2016.
  3. Frédéric Lelièvre, "La Chine championne du monde de la finance verte", Le temps, 29 August 2016 (page visited on 2 September 2016).
  4. Tom Phillips, "Ghost town: how China emptied Hangzhou to guarantee 'perfect' G20", The Guardian, Monday 5 September 2016 (page visited on 5 September 2016).
  5. [Reuters]
  6. A similar approach was used for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, see Air pollution at the 2008 S15 China Victory Day Parade.
  7. Étienne Dubuis, "L’accord de Paris pourrait entrer en vigueur d’ici à la fin de l’année", Le temps, 1 September 2016 (page visited on 2 September 2016).
  8. ""Le débat avec les climatosceptiques est terminé", selon Ban Ki-Moon", Radio télévision suisse, 4 September 2016 (page visited on 4 September 2016).
  9. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37265541 "Paris climate deal: US and China formally join pact"
  10. Simon Roger and Brice Pedroletti, "La Chine et les États-Unis ratifient l’accord de Paris sur le climat", Le Monde, 3 September 2016 (page visited on 4 September 2016).
  11. "Accord du G20 pour « s’opposer au protectionnisme » et lutter contre l’évasion fiscale", Le Monde, 5 September 2016 (page visited on 5 September 2016).
  12. https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-09-04-g20-kommunique-en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=6{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  13. https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-09-05-g20-abschluss-annex-eng.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=7{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  14. https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-09-08-g20-action-plan-en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  15. https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-09-08-g20-blueprint-on-innovation-growth.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  16. https://www.g20.org/Content/DE/_Anlagen/G7_G20/2016-09-08-g20-agenda-action-plan.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  17. Web site: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's Regular Press Conference on 24 August 2016. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. 24 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826201116/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1391577.shtml. 26 August 2016. dmy-all.
  18. News: Barack Obama 'deliberately snubbed' by Chinese in chaotic arrival at G20 . The Guardian . 4 September 2016 . Phillips . Tom .
  19. Web site: Language Log » Annals of literary vs. vernacular, part 2. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617204754/http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=27882. 17 June 2017. dmy-all.
  20. News: zh:中国网络审查员狂删习近平“宽衣”口误议论帖. http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-president-xi-speech-slip-up-keeps-china-censors-busy-20160905/3494215.html. 1 September 2017. Voice of America. 6 September 2016. zh. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828185412/https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-president-xi-speech-slip-up-keeps-china-censors-busy-20160905/3494215.html. 28 August 2017. dmy-all.

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