President Hu Jintao arrived in Berlin last night to attend the outreach
session of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations'
summit in northern Germany.
Hu will attend a multilateral meeting of the leaders of the Outreach Five developing countries - India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa in addition to China - in Berlin today as well have a series of bilateral meetings.
The annual
summit of G8 countries - Germany (the current G8 presidency), the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia - opened in Heiligendamm yesterday.
With the
summit theme "Growth and Responsibility", G8 leaders will discuss global
warming and African development among other hot issues.
Hu will present China's propositions on climate change at the outreach
session.
There is quite a cloud
hanging over this year's G8
summit, which is French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's last.
Apart from
trying to tone down the war of words between the US and Russia on a proposed American missile defense system in Europe, the leaders are also likely to discuss Middle East peace, the Darfur issue, Iran's nuclear program, and the future of Kosovo.
However, G8 members do not appear to have reached a consensus on some issues. There are signs the Americans are starting to get serious about climate change, but it is
unlikely that
concrete measures limiting carbon
dioxide emissions will be agreed on.
One topic, however, seems to be getting more attention than any other: security. A 12-km metal
barrier was erected and 16,000 police deployed to ensure the
summit is not disturbed.
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