China promises cooperation on steel at global summit

The leaders were also determined to improve global economic and financial governance to enhance the resilience of the world economy, and to revitalize worldwide trade and investment as the key engines of growth and build an open world economy, the president said.

Obama said his talks with Putin included a direct message about cyber war, seen as a warning to Russian Federation.

Putin, Obama said, is “less colorful” than another confrontational leader, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who earlier Monday warned Obama against raising his controversial record combating drug crime in an anticipated meeting.

Behind closed doors and in press conference, China faced pressure from its guests.

“We welcome those G20 members who joined the Agreement and efforts to enable the Paris Agreement to enter into force by the end of 2016 and look forward to its timely implementation with all its aspects”, the joint statement said without setting any deadline.

A communique was adopted, clarifying the development direction, targets, measures of the G20 cooperation, while Hangzhou Consensus was reached on facilitating world economic growth through long-term, comprehensive, open, innovative and inclusive measures, said Xi. “However, we must ensure that it is an effective agreement”, the official said.

A Chinese security official had also blocked National Security Adviser Susan Rice on the tarmac and yelled at another USA official trying to help journalists get closer to Obama.

The president of the European Union’s governing body, Jean-Claude Juncker, called Sunday for the G-20 to take action on steel.

“China never agreed to six reporters”.

Sudakov, for his part, recalled that Obama is already being called a lame duck in the United States and that right now, he has “a very simple task” to deal with.

Before then, Obama hopes to leave USA relationships on a steady footing, though world events and uncooperative leaders could complicate matters.

“Until the Minsk agreement on cessation of hostilities is implemented, the U.S.is not going to pull down sanctions”, Obama said.

But furious speculation claiming it was a deliberate snub by China, fuelled in part by a tarmac stand-off between travel press and a Chinese agent, seems to have been misplaced, as United States sources told AFP the incident came about because Washington refused to use a Chinese staircase in favour of the plane’s built-in steps.

China has responded angrily to Seoul’s decision to base the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system south of the South Korean capital, Seoul.

But some subjects, ranging from global issues like tax policy and industrial overcapacity to more country-specific problems like the territorial South China Sea dispute, proved contentious.