Did Xi Jinping Skip G20 Summit In India For This Reason? China Think Tank's Commentary Gives Hint

A Chinese think tank affiliated with the country's top spy agency on Saturday accused India of trying to take advantage of its role as the host of the G20 Summit to promote its own agenda and harm China's interests.

The commentary from the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, which is under the Ministry of State Security, comes on the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India's G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict.

It has to be noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has skipped the event and sent the Chinese Premier Li Qiang to attend the G20 Summit in India.

The think tank believes that India brought geopolitical "private goods" onto the global stage, which it said would not only help the country to fulfil its responsibility as the host of G20 and create further problems.

This point might be a reference to India holding G20 meetings in disputed territories -- one in Arunachal Pradesh that China also claims, and another in Kashmir, contested by Pakistan, Reuters reported citing the commentary of China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.

"In addition to causing diplomatic turmoil and public opinion turmoil, India's actions in hosting meetings in disputed territories have also 'stole the spotlight', sabotaging the cooperative atmosphere of the G20 meeting and hindering the achievement of substantive results." the think tank said in a commentary published on its WeChat account.

The latest commentary might indicate why the Chinese President the event in India.

The Chinese side has not given a proper reason as to why the Chinese President has given a miss to the G20 Summit in Delhi. It is interesting to note that this is for the first time he has skipped the G20 event.

This movie left America 'disappointed' while India said his absence is not unusual.

The report also notes that the two neighbouring Asian nations have been actively seeking solutions to alleviate the ongoing military tensions along their extensive border. However, New Delhi has characterized the situation as fragile and dangerous. Furthermore, since 2020, New Delhi has intensified its scrutiny of Chinese enterprises and financial investments.

It accuses India of using the issue of debt restructuring to attack China, and has frequently cooperated with the United States and the West in hyping the "debt trap" theory, when Beijing has offered loans to poorer countries to build needed infrastructure likes ports or roads.

The think tank additionally asserted that India has been leveraging the matter of debt restructuring as a means to criticize China. It has consistently collaborated with the United States and Western nations in promoting the "debt trap" theory, especially when Beijing extends loans to less affluent countries for vital infrastructure projects such as ports or roads.

India's move could "further create differences and rifts, hinder the international community from reaching consensus and substantive results, and will ultimately cause damage to its own international image and global development interests", the think tank claims.