‘Beautiful harmony’: Trump plays nice as divisive G20 opens via themanilatimes
France’s President Emmanuel Macron greets US President Donald Trump as they arrive for a meeting during the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. AFP PHOTOWorld leaders kicked off one of their most high-stakes G20 meetings in years on Friday, with rows brewing over a bruising US-China trade war and climate change despite a more conciliatory tone from US President Donald Trump.
Fresh from describing Germany as “delinquent” for not paying enough into the NATO budget, he was effusive when meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel.Merkel appeared well during the talks, a day after a second public shaking attack raised fears about her health. German officials insist she is not ill. Trump entered with President Vladimir Putin, chatting amicably, and the Russian leader patted his American counterpart gently on the back as they parted ways.
But even a truce is not guaranteed, with the Wall Street Journal reporting Thursday that Beijing will not agree to any deal unless Washington lifts its ban on Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
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