#CHINA: Beijing Angry It's Not Invited To "Democracy Summit," But Taiwan Was

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The US reportedly intentionally kept Communist China and Russia off the list of invitees for the Biden administration-sponsored "Summit for Democracy" set to be held next month in virtual format. 

The first ever US-sponsored event of its kind has a goal of restoring democracy and promoting human rights across the globe, based on Biden's foreign policy agenda, and the US has invited at total of 110 countries to participate. 

China issued a scathing statement, after it's been revealed the White House has invited Taiwan instead of China to the world gathering which runs from Dec. 9 through Dec. 10.

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#CHINA: Pres. Xi Uses Summit To Send Signals To Trump On Trade Issues

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US/China trade talks weighed heavily on Chinese President Xi Jinping's mind at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on April 25-27, attended by leaders from 37 countries around the world.

And while Pres. Trump wasn't in attendance, Xi's speech seemed aimed at addressing concerns raised by him.

Xi vowed to "expand market access for foreign investment in more areas," "enhance protection of the lawful rights and interests of foreign intellectual property owners," "stop forced technology transfer" and "improve protection of trade secrets."

He also said China "will increase the import of goods and services on an even larger scale," "will not resort to the beggar-thy-neighbor practice of yuan devaluation" and "will overhaul and abolish unjustified regulations, subsidies and practices that impede fair competition and distort the market."

These are all central topics in the U.S.-China trade talka, and observers noted that Xi's previous confrontational tone has disappeared.

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#RUSSIA: For The First Time, Whistleblower Snowden Calls Russia's Gov't "Corrupt"

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For the first time, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has explicitly described his host, the Russian government, as being “corrupt." Some view his comments as putting his freedom at risk at a US-Russia summit in Helsinki on July 16, where Donald Trump may request Vladimir Putin to hand him over.

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#ITALY: PM Calls Brexit A "Tough Wake Up Call" For The EU

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Ahead of this week’s European summit, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni told the country’s Senate that the Brexit vote was not a catastrophe for the European Union but serves as a tough wake-up call.

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Pictured: Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, left, chats with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at an EU meeting last month.

#THEPHILIPPINES: Pres. Duterte Says He Will Swear At Obama If He Raises Killings During Oct. Summit; Obama Cancels G20 Meeting

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Pres. Rodrigo Duterte warned President Barack Obama on Monday not to question him about extra-judicial killings, or "son of a bitch I will swear at you" when they meet in Laos during a regional summit. Obama, at the G-20 meeting this week in China, canceled a meeting with Duterte scheduled for today. Duterte said before flying to Laos that he is a leader of a sovereign country and is answerable only to the Filipino people. He was answering a reporter’s question about how he intends to explain the extra-judicial killings to Obama. More than 2,000 suspected drug pushers and users have been killed since Duterte launched a war on drugs after taking office on June 30.

#EU: First Day Of Emergency EU Summit Ends Without Greek Deal; More Talks Planned

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The first day of an emergecy EU summit on the Greek financial crisis ended Monday without a deal, but EU officials optimistically predicted a deal could be reached within a week. Greece risks defaulting on its debt June 30, when it faces a bailout repayment it will not be able to make without more emergency funds.

Pictured: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (left) with EU President Jean-Claude Juncker.

#EU: Emergency Summit Of EU Foreign Mins. Called As Greek Economic Crisis Threatens EU's Future

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European Council Pres. Donald Tusk has called an emergency summit of nations in the Eurozone next week after Greek debt talks ended Thursday without a deal, sparking warnings of an "accident" that could push Athens out of the nations using the Euro currency if there is no breakthrough by June 30.

Pictured: European Council President Donald Tusk.

#GERMANY: #AngelaMerkel, #DavidCameron To Meet Ahead of G-7 #Summit

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Britain this week for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, her office announced on Friday - with a possible 'Brexit' referendum (exit of Britain from the EU) high on the agenda.

#EGYPT: Pres. #Al-Sisi Holds Summit With Greek PM, Cypriot President, Signalling "Regional Re-Alignment"

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Al-Sisi shakes hands with Cypriot Pres. Anastasiades (left) and Greek PM Samaras after their summit

Egpyt's Pres. Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek PM Antonis Samaras met Nov. 8 in a summit to discuss greater economic cooperation, combating terrorism, #EU support for Egypt, crises in the region and Turkish-Cypriot relations. Stronger ties with the EU reportedly signal a strategy to counter US influence.

#AUSTRALIA: Obama Throws PM #TonyAbbott Under the Bus On Climate Change Issue During Summit

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During the recent G20 Summit, Pres. Obama went out of his way to imply that Australia’s efforts on climate change were negligible and compared poorly with America’s. In fact, Australia’s efforts on greenhouse gas reduction are almost identical with those of the US. Abbott also bluntly noted that 1.3 billion people on the planet still had no access to electricity and that “coal is going to be an important part” of that answer for decades.

#AUSTRALIA: #Putin Leaves G20 Summit Early After Tense Meetings with #DavidCameron, Other Leaders Over #Ukraine

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UK PM David Cameron, left, shakes Vladimir Putin's hand at the G20 Summit.
He and other leaders gave Putin an icy reception over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Vladimir Putin arrived at the G20 Summit in Canberra, Australia with a fleet of gunboats and left in a huff before the final luncheon after withering ridicule and criticism of his country's invasion of Ukraine. Canadian PM Stephen Harper said to Putin, "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I'll only have one thing to say to you - get out of the Ukraine."

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