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US President Donald Trump says he is considering locations for a trade meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, with the heartland state of Iowa as a possibility. "Looking at a different couple locations," Trump tells reporters, on the South Lawn of the White House, before adding "could even be in Iowa." SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macon arrive for a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. IMAGES
Chinese Foreign minister Qin Gang arrives at a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, greeted by his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. IMAGES
World leaders met on Saturday to discuss preparation efforts to contain and alleviate the coronavirus pandemic in the next few months. Leaders from Germany, France, South Korea, and Argentina were scheduled to participate in the side event to the annual G20 gathering. According to Business Insider, the US has more than 11.9 million cases and 255,000 deaths from the highly contagious novel coronavirus. And despite making up the largest share of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world, noticeably absent was President Donald Trump. He went golfing, instead.
Hong Kong (CNN) As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump. Nowhere will there be greater opportunity for a shift than in the US-China relationship, which has deteriorated to historic lows during Trump's term in office. Over the past four years, both sides have slapped the other with trade tariffs, restricted access for tech companies, journalists and diplomats, shuttered consulates, and squared off militarily in the South China Sea.