China skips G20 meeting in Arunachal Pradesh

There was no delegation from China in the two-day G20 meeting held in Itanagar over the weekend. A senior official in the state government, who does not want to be named, told ET, "There is no delegation from China. Around 100 delegates, representing the G20 countries, besides Indian delegates, arrived in the capital city on Saturday for a two-day programme".

The event is among the 200 meetings in over 50 major cities across India across 32 different work streams. The theme of the G20 meeting in Itanagar is 'Research, innovation initiative, gathering', and it is being organised by the state science & technology department.

China has often claimed Arunachal Pradesh as part of south Tibet. It has often opposed funding from multilateral agencies in Arunachal Pradesh.