G20 enters final day with work to do on bridging divisions

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US President Donald Trump, Britain鈥檚 Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wave hands during a family photo at the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. (Reuters)
  • Saturday will also see a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
  • Diplomats are haggling hard over a final joint statement, with disagreement over what language to use on the Paris climate accord and the World Trade Organization

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: The Group of 20 summit enters its crucial second and final day with hours left for diplomats to bridge divisions on major issues including world trade, climate change and tackling migration.
Saturday will also see a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose nations have been embroiled in an escalating trade war with new US tariffs on China goods set to take effect a month from now.
The divisions among the world鈥檚 leading economies were evident from the moment Argentina鈥檚 president opened the summit Friday with a call for international cooperation to solve the planet鈥檚 problems.
Diplomats are haggling hard over a final joint statement, with disagreement over what language to use on the Paris climate accord and the World Trade Organization.

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