Xi Confronts Trudeau Over Media Leaks in Heated Exchange Caught on Camera
- Xi accuses Canadian leader of telling press about conversation
- Beijing-Ottawa relations grew tense after detentions in 2018
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Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Group of 20 summit, accusing him of leaking details of a private meeting -- an unusually candid glimpse of Xi’s interactions with other world leaders.
“Everything we discussed was leaked to the newspapers. That’s not appropriate, and that’s not the way our conversation was conducted, right?” Xi told Trudeau through a translator. “If you are being sincere, we must communicate with mutual respect.”