'Unprecedented scolding' by party elders could be reason behind Xi Jinping's no-show at G20 summit in India: Report

Reports suggest that the decision may been linked to internal politics being played out in China.According to a report on Nikkei Asia, the root of the political shakeup can be traced back to this summer's Beidaihe meeting - the annual gathering of incumbent and retired leaders of the Chinese Communist Party at the Beidaihe seaside resort. Sources told Nikkei Asia that at this year's meeting, a group of retired party elders "reprimanded" Xi and questioned him in ways they hadn’t till now.

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