Group of 20 leaders join their host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in showcasing their support for helping women close the gap with men in finance and other forms of economic empowerment.
June 29, 2019
The day’s agenda kicked off with a brief meeting on promoting the economic empowerment of women, one of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s missions since he took office in late 2012. The G-20 leaders have long sought to present a united front in promoting open markets and calling for smart policies to fend off threats to global economic growth. But the schisms over such issues as protectionism and migration are straining efforts to forge the usual consensus on a broad array of policy approaches and geopolitical issues.
Trump has at times found himself at odds with other leaders in such international events, particularly on issues such as Iran, climate change and trade. As they began their meeting, Xi spoke of the “ping-pong diplomacy” that helped launch normalization of relations with Beijing. In the 40 years since the two countries restored ties, he said, “one basic fact remains unchanged. China and the U.S. both benefit from cooperation and lose in confrontation.”Trump told Xi he wants to “even it up in respect to trade,” and that he thought it would be very easy to do.
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