STORY: G20 summit held in New Delhi
DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:18
LOCATION: New Delhi, India
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent
2. SOUNDBITE (English): B. R. DEEPAK, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent
"The 18th Group of 20 (G20) Summit is going to take place on Saturday and Sunday in New Delhi, India. The summit, themed 'One Earth · One Family · One Future,' will focus on inclusive growth, digital innovation, climate resilience, and equitable global health access, among other topics."

SOUNDBITE (English): B. R. DEEPAK, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
"Some countries, especially in the West, they are adhering to the policies of protectionism, nativism, exclusivism, and perhaps not believing in the kind of multilateralism which the developing countries or the Global South believe in.
China calls it true multilateralism. And multilateralism is also the kind of, you can say, share in global governance or the institution of global governance which developing countries like India or many from the Global South would aspire to."

Created in 1999, the G20 is a main forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues. It comprises 19 countries plus the European Union. 

The G20 members represent around 85 percent of global GDP, over 75 percent of global trade and about two-thirds of the world population.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi, India.
(XHTV)