Video shows Xi confront Trudeau over leaks in G-20 clash

China sought to play down a diplomatic dispute with Canada on Thursday after footage of President Xi Jinping rebuking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over leaks at the G-20 summit.

HONG KONG — China sought to play down a diplomatic dispute with Canada on Thursday after video emerged of President Xi Jinping rebuking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over alleged leaks, offering a candid insight into a tense interaction between world leaders.

The frosty exchange, in which Xi complained that details of a conversation with Trudeau had been leaked, was shared widely on social media after the media pool captured it on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of leading industrial and emerging nations on the Indonesian island of Bali. 

The video highlighted tense relations between the two countries and provided a rare glimpse into the personal style of Xi, whose image is carefully managed by Beijing.

It shows Xi rebuking Trudeau over alleged leaks from a 10-minute conversation the two leaders had Tuesday, their first meeting in more than three years. 

“Everything we discussed has been leaked to the paper. That’s not appropriate,” a smiling Xi told Trudeau through a translator. “And that’s not the way the conversation was conducted.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/xi-confronts-trudeau-leaks-video-g-20-clash-china-canada-rcna57638


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