7 things you might have missed at China’s G20 Summit This year’s G20 summit, which ended on Sept. 5, saw leaders who represent around 85% of the world’s economy gather in China’s southeastern city of Hangzhou.
Here are some key moments.
A squabble over a mobile stairway caused President Barack Obama to disembark from Air Force One on a small flight of metal stairs, and not onto the red carpet normally provided to world leaders.
The incident suggested the Chinese snubbed the American leader, which Chinese officials deny.
There was also a disagreement on the tarmac when a Chinese official shouted “this is our country” to U.S. officials and reporters trying to cross a cordon.
Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced they will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement.
Obama met with President Vladimir Putin in attempts to clarify gaps in negotiations over the Syrian crisis.
World leaders were unanimous in their acknowledgment of rising income inequality and a growing backlash to globalization.
Obama told U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that a trade deal between both countries would not be a priority.
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles on Sept. 5, in a move seen as an attempt to capture the attention of world leaders as they attend the G-20 summit.
Obama cancelled his planned meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after the Filipino appeared to call him a “son of a whore.”